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JOURNALISM OF COURAGE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020, KOLKATA, LATE CITY, 12 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00/EX-KOLKATA `6.00(`12INNORTHEAST STATES &ANDAMAN)WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SPEAKERSJudicial’MEET:ovPRESer-IDENTreachTALKS OFinOPPOSITIsomeON ROLEverdicts...organs ofstatemustrespecttheirlimits,saysV-P Naidu cites ban on fireworks,executive Amaravati land deal FIR: being kept out of judgeappointments On Andhra plea, SC selvesasense of supremacy”. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Addressing the two-day 80th AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER25 All India PresidingOfficers’ lifts HC media gag order Conference held at Kevadia in CURBINGDIWALI fireworks, Gujarat, wherePresident Ram Bhushan, RSubhash Reddy and denying the executive arolein Nath Kovind wasinattendance, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MRShah ordered part stayof the appointment of judgesand Naidu said, “Our Constitution has NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 the September 15 HighCourt monitoringinvestigationsare ju- demarcated very cleardomains order while hearing apleaby dicialpronouncementsgiving a of eachofthese threeorgans in THE SUPREME CourtWednesday the AndhraPradesh govern- “distinct impression of over- the lines of separation of powers, stayed the AndhraPradesh High ment whichhad challengedthe reach,” Vice President Venkaiah though notinavery formalistic Courtorder restraining the me- order.Itdirected that the matter Naidu said Wednesday under- manner... Harmonylies in each dia from reporting the FIR regis- be listed forhearing again in the lining that the legislature, exec- organdoingits job without inter- teredbythe state police Anti- lastweek of January2021. utive andthe judiciaryshould re- fering in the domain of others... Corruption Bureauinconnection On October 6, Chief Minister spect “jurisdictionalsanctity Unfortunatelytherehas been withallegedirregularitiesinland YSJagan Mohan Reddy,inalet- enshrinedinthe Constitution in- severalinstancesofcrossingthe Vice President Naidu, Speaker Birla at the Statue of Unity dealings in Amaravati. tertoChief Justice of India SA stead of arrogating (to) them- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 museum in Kevadia, Gujarat. ANI AbenchofJustices Ashok CONTINUEDONPAGE2 His hand with God

Cong leaders at Vadodaraairporttoreceive AhmedPatel’s SANDIPG DIEGO MARADONA I 1960-2020 body.Hewill be buried at his village Piraman. BhupendraRana NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25

THERE ARE legends, immortals and G.O.A.Ts, the GreatestofAll Cong loses chief Time. Then thereisDiego Mamata Banerjeeatthe Bankura rallyonWednesday. Express Maradona. The legendaryfoot- ballerdied, aged 60, aftersuffer- crisismanager, ingacardiacarrest onWednesday. To some, he wasthe most Mamata sounds the poll giftedfootballer ever,whosefeet rendered thebeautiful game all Gandhis their pillar bugle, says she will win the morebeautiful. To some, he wasthe mostflawedofgeniuses, flirting withdrugsand keeping in thebackroom even if BJP puts her in jail friends from theunderworld. To some others, he wasanoutright cheat, who flickedagoal withhis EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE WEST BENGAL hand, the creator of the mostvil- COOMIKAPOOR KOLKATA,NOVEMBER25 ifiedyet the mostromanticised NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 BJPSPARKSFRESH goal in WorldCup history. IN Asign of howbitter the 2021 OUTRAGE,SAYS Whatever the opinions and SONIA GANDHI described Assemblyelections in West BENGALTERRORHUB perspectives, Maradona was AhmedPatel as an “irreplace- Bengal promise to be,Mamata PAGE 3 magical,yet real. Magical with his able companion” but, surpris- Banerjee kickedoff the feet and real in his life. The most ingly,Rahul, who wasoften not Trinamool Congress’s campaign, magicallyrealistic and realisti- on the same pageashim, tearingintothe BJPand calling operation)andSaradha(scam)to callymagicaloffootballers. One Celebratingagoal in the famous ‘Hand of Gold’ match, featuring summedupthe loss of Ahmed the party a“dustbin of lies” and intimidate Trinamoolleaders.But who livedbothlifeand football Argentina vs England in the 1986 WorldCup in Mexico. Reuters bhai –ashewas widely known AHMED PATEL the “biggestcurse to the nation”. letmetell them very clearly,Iam on his ownterms. He wasnopre- –morepithily.Rahul acknowl- 1949-2020 AddressingarallyinBankura notafraidof theBJPoritsagencies. tender,never triedtoerase his edgedhim as “one of the pillars —fromwhereBJP leader Amit If theyhavethe guts, theycan ar- shanty-townupbringing past, could thrill. Youneedn’t beafoot- soccer ball. volvedinthe frame look foolish. of the Congress” –not exactlyan Shah launchedhis party’s cam- rest me andput me behind bars. I neverfeigned righteousness, ball tragic forthat. Dignofurther into archival With England yettorecover understatement from adynast paignearlier this month — will fight elections from jail and neverdenied thedarkness of his Butinthis moment of depar- memorythan the non-hand of from the first‘Hand of God’ goal, whoassumes thatwithout the BUSINESSASUSUAL Banerjeesaid,“TheBJPisnotapo- ensurethe Trinamool’s victory.” soul. Ahuman footballing god, to ture, it’shis footballing legacy God goal in the quarterfinal CONTINUEDONPAGE2 firstfamilythe party is ahollow BY UNNY litical party butamithyerpuro To makeher point, she re- take aliberty.You couldmakea that needs appreciation. Short againstEngland in the 1986 shell. dustbin (a whole dustbin of lies). ferred to the RJD’s good showing thrilling best-seller out of his life and sturdy,the build concealing WorldCup. The dream fusion of Indeed, Patel, 71,who passed Wheneverelections arrive,they in the recent Bihar Assembly as well as his football. Both could his agilityand dexterity,hewas rawpace, power, precisionand FULL COVERAGE away early Wednesdayfighting bringuptheissueof Narada(sting CONTINUEDONPAGE2 existwithout overlap, and both adarting virtuoso tethered to a trickery had made everyone in- PAGE 12 multipleorgan failurepost- Covid, wasthe go-toman when- ever the Congress facedtrouble. Whichmeant quiteoften. Amid Covid surge, Centre allows Days after he entered DDC polls, Whether it wasthe modali- ties of tying up with the Shiv Sena foragrand alliance in states to put night curfew, curbs PDP youth chief held in terror case Maharashtraortamping down Sachin Pilot’s anger againstChief No sealing of MinisterAshok Gehlotin

DEEPTIMANTIWARY& ED Rajasthan or allying with Pranab borders;suggests BASHAARATMASOOD Waheed Mukherjee to ensurethat Sonia NEWDELHI,SRINAGAR, Parraheld in Questions wasinstalledparty president in anorth Indian state. As Ramesh staggered office NOVEMBER25 case naming PLAIN E 1997 despiteSitaram Kesri’s re- noted, notmanyinthe Congress ● overtiming former EX fusal to step down gracefully, were capable of pulling offsuch timings to THREEDAYSafter he filedhis DySP, Hizb AhmedBhai wasonhand to sort feats, mixing powerwith per- nomination from Pulwama dis- WAHEED PARRA’s ar- out the problem. suasion to good effect. contain numbers trict in Kashmir forthe District rest by the NIA in the Partycolleague Jairam AhmedBhai’s strength was Development Council (DDC) the other accusedpersons,” an case involving senior Ramesh once described himas his lackofpersonal ambition or Testing of passengers arriving from Delhi-NCR, other states polls, the National Investigation NIA statement said. policeofficer Devinder a24X7politician who had more aprivate agenda, attributes DEEPTIMANTIWARY on at Bandrastation, Mumbai, Wednesday. Amit Chakravarty Agency (NIA) on Wednesdayar- Devinder Singh, then aDySP Singh,accusedof than once come to therescue of CONTINUEDONPAGE2 NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 rested PDP youth wing leader withthe J&K Police, had been ar- supporting Hizb-ul- the Congress in the nickoftime. WaheedurRehman Parrain rested on January11while trav- Mujahideen, is conspic- He recalledhow at well past IN VIEW of rising Covid cases by the MinistryofHome Affairs downs withthe Centre’s ap- connection with aterrorcase elling in acar with Naveed Babu, uous forits timing. The midnight he put acall through to LINK BETWEEN CONG across the country, the Centreon (MHA) have allowedstatesto proval. againstsuspendedJ&K police of- aknown Hizb-ul-Mujahideen NIAcalledhim forques- aChief Ministerwho wasbent PAST,PRESENT Tuesdayissuedfresh contain- enforce night curfews,put any “Statesand UTs, basedon ficer Devinder Singh. terrorist. The casewas trans- tioning aday afterhe on quitting the party next morn- ment guidelines, giving states number of “local restrictions”, their assessmentofthe situation, “Today, NIA arrested Waheed ferred to the NIA whichalleged filedhis nomination ing along withhis supporters. AVILLAGE RECALLS A some crucial elbowroom to put keep gatherings at social events mayimpose local restrictions ur Rehman Parra... in connection in itschargesheetthat Singh had from Pulwamafor Afteragood 50 minutes of hu- LEADER ALWAYS restrictions on public movement to lessthan 100, punish people with aviewtocontain the spread with Naveed Babu/Devinder been providing shelter to Hizb- the DDC polls. moring, cajoling, mollycoddling READY TO HELP and gatherings. fornot wearing masksand of Covid-19suchasnight curfew. Singh case forsupporting Hizbul ul-Mujahideenterrorists fora the veteranparty leader,he PAGE 4 The newguidelinesissued even issue orders forlocal lock- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Mujahideen in conspiracy with CONTINUEDONPAGE2 savedthe party’s government in

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Mamata tracedin72hours). Quickisola- remarkably straightforward and chance, so whynot?” he says. tion of COVID-19patientsshall forthcoming providedyou re- One of his regretsisthat the electionsdespiteLaluPrasadbe- be ensured in treatment facili- Over-reachseen in somecourt verdicts, spected his confidence. In sixth-floor ICU,withits pictur- ing in jail. “Even Lalu Prasad ties/ home(subjecttofulfilling Parliament’s Central Hall,jour- esque viewofBandraWorli Sea Yadavhas been put behind bars the homeisolation nalistswouldcrowdaroundhim, Link,bearsthe gloomcastby but he ensured his party’sgood guidelines).Clinical interven- sincehehad information –but Covid-19, with familiar faces performance. The BJP’s win (in tions, as prescribed,shall be ad- organs of State mustrespect limits: Naidu up to apoint, without betraying nowcovered by masks. Parkar Bihar) wasthrough manipula- ministered.Surveillance forILI/ his partyand the Gandhis. says sometimestheyhaveto tionand notthrough popular SARIcasesshallbecarriedoutin boundaries.” through Delhi, banning the use Reiterating that the constitutional amendment To labelhim aChanakya, as droptheguard.“EventuallyIdid mandate,” she said. health facilities or outreachmo- “Since Independence, the of vehiclesof certainmakeafter Constitution of Indiawas placingtheelectionof President some have done, would be a nothesitateholding apatient’s ShealsoaccusedtheBJPof of- bile unitsorthrough fever clin- Supreme Courtand the High 10 or 15 years, monitoringpo- “supreme”,helatersaid,“Judicial and Vice President and Prime misnomer.True,heworkedbe- handiftheyneededit.” fering moneytoTrinamool ics in buffer zones,” the guide- Courtshave deliveredseveralfar lice investigations, denying the review, declaredasoneof theba- Ministerbeyondthescopeof ju- hindthescenesandhadenviable Parkar estimates he has CongressMLAstoswitchsides. lineshavesaid. reachingverdictsinfurtherance executive anyrole in appoint- sic features of our Constitution, dicial scrutinyin1975isone contactsinall walksoflife, in- treated1,000hospitalisedCovid- “They arecallingTrinamool of socio-economic objectives, mentof judgesby institutingthe imposes certain restrictions on suchinstance,” he said. cludingthe businessworld. His 19 patients andanother500 in workers and offering money. PDP youthchief besidesmakingcorrectionalin- collegium,whichissaidtobean thelegislature.Lawmakershave Earlier,inauguratingthecon- jobmay have required him to OPDby now. And,it’sstillnoteas- Theyare saying,wewillgiveyou long time and had been aiding terventions,”saidNaidu,whois extraconstitutional body,” thelibertyof defendingtheirter- ference, President Kovind settle disputes and arbitrate on ier.“Ihaveseen critical patients 2crore,cross over.Theyare andabettingtheiractivitiesatthe also RajyaSabhachairperson. Naidu said. ritoryevenbynullifying judicial touchedupon the needfor “har- conflicting demands of power and Ifeel helpless. Thereisstill tellinganMLA,Iwill give you15 behestofPakistan. “But occasionally, concerns Saying suchactions by the decisions, if so warranted.” mony” -- the themeofthe con- centres,buthecarriedouthisdif- notsolidtreatmentforCovid-19 lakhnow,15lakh later.Isthis a “Wefound that Parrawas in have been raisedtowhether judiciary“have resultedin Naidualsotoucheduponthe ference -- saying that in aparlia- ficult task withoutruthlessness and sometimes thereisnothing political party? Theyare adis- touchwith some of the keyac- theyare entering the domains avoidable blurring of the con- excesses of the executive and mentarydemocracy,the or ill will. we candoto save them,”hesays. grace,”she said. cusedinthe case. We have evi- of the legislative andexecutive tours demarcated by the legislature. “Weare familiar Oppositionalsohasanimportant RahulGandhi,when he first Banerjee also accusedthe denceto provethathewasaware wings.Therehavebeendebates Constitution,”Naidusaid,“They with the excesses of the execu- role along with the rulingparty, took over as party president, Maradona Communists of joining hands of the conspiracy and mayeven whether some issues should have ledtothe question as how tive in disregardoftheirac- andtherefore,harmony, cooper- sidelinedAhmed bhai but later physically and psychologically, with the BJP to avoid arrestsin have beenactively involvedinit,” have beenmore legitimately left these three organs of the state countabilityto thelegislatureon ation and meaningful delibera- wasbeginning to realise his GlennHoddlegave theballaway the Sharada scam. "The Leftof an NIA officialsaid. to theother organs of the gov- shouldrespectthejurisdictional certain occasions... Violation of tion between the twoisneces- worth. He appointed him party cheaplyinthe middle of the the pasthas become the new Theagencyhadearliercalled ernment. Forexample, Diwali sanctity enshrined in the rightsandlibertiesof citizensby sary. It is responsibility of the treasurer. Argentinahalf.Itwasbuntedup- BJP," she said. him to Delhi forquestioning in fireworks,steps on registration Constitutioninsteadof arrogat- theexecutive at timesistoovis- presidingofficerstoprovidecon- During the pandemic, field to Maradona, who was Dismissing talk of the BJP the case. andmovementof vehiclesfrom ing (to) themselvesasense of ible.At times,thelegislaturetoo genial atmospherefor ahealthy Ahmedbhai kept in touch, in- closer to his owngoal than his comingtopowerinthestate,the On Monday, before leaving the National Capital Region supremacy,” he said. has crossedthe line. The 39th debateinthe House, he said. quiring solicitouslyabout my centre-line.Spinningaround,he CM said, “A fewpeople areun- forDelhi, Para told The Indian healthand of my husband. took offand tore past the frozen der the illusion that they(BJP) Express, “Political engagement Unfortunately, it washehimself Peter Beardsleyand Peter Reid, will come to power, so some has been initiatedand elections Amaravati land deal FIR: SC lifts HC’s media gag order andhisfamilywhichtestedpos- then slithered to the right. The people aretrying to take a have been announced. Ihave itive. ballstuckhypnotically to hisfeet, chance. But Iwant to saythis been activelyengagingonthe Bobde,had alleged that 15.09.2020 to the extent of fol- Referringto detailsof theFIR, because of whichall this has When Imessaged my con- as though entrancedbythe clearly,thereisneither any groundandassistingthepartyin SupremeCourtjudge Justice N lowingshall remain stayed –‘It he asked whether an investiga- been happening”. cern,heassured me he wasdo- grandeur of the man. chancenor 'by-chance'for the bringing suitable candidates for VRamana,whoisnextinlineto isfurtherdirectedthatthenews tion wasnot calledfor.“Is there He said the Reddy govern- ingwell.Unassumingasever,he He thenteased pastTerence BJP to cometopower.Wewill theseelections.Andtoday, Ihave beCJI,hadbeen“influencingthe inregard to registrationof FIRor something whichneeds to be ment is using itssympathisers and his family checkedintoalit- Butcher,and then cut inside as againreturnto powerwithabig- been sent anotice,asking me to sittingsof the(AndhraPradesh) in the contextofthe said FIR investigated?This petition was to intimidatejudgesof theHigh tle-knownhospitalinGhaziabad thestrapping defenderlunged germandate." come to Delhi forquestioning... High Courtincluding the roster shall notbemade public in any decidedat6.30 pm forthe sake Courtthroughsocialmedia.The run by afriend.Itwas only as his cynically. Maradona pickedup The motivation forthis is politi- of fewHonourable Judges”. electronic,printorsocialmedia, of urgency,” he said. HC had ordered aCBI inquiry health took aturn forthe worse morepaceand slippedpast Covidsurge cal.” Reddy’s letter,whichalso to foistthe office of aformer The benchsaid the matter intothe matter,Salve pointed that he wasshiftedtoasuper Fenwick, before drawing goal- However, State/UT Callingtheallegationsagainst pointedfingers at someofthe AdvocateGeneralandalsowith needs consideration and it will out,addingthathewasappear- specialty hospitalinGurgaon. keeper Peter Shilton offhis line. Governments shall notimpose Parra"baseless",thePDPsought judgesof theHC,allegedjudicial respect to theother alleged ac- issue notice. ingfor WhatsApp in the case. Hisparty colleagues usedto MaradonaroundedShilton on anylocallockdown (state/dis- to draw aconnection between impropriety on the partof cusedpersons’.” Explainingthereasonforthe On the allegations of irregu- say, “There have been manyCPs the right, holding offButcher, trict/sub-division/citylevel)out- his arrest and the DDC polls in JusticeRamanaandraisedques- Hearing awrit petition by HighCourttakingupthematter larities in land dealings in (CongressPresidents) ,but only who had resilientlycomeback, side the containment zones J&K. tions on certain landtransac- the state’s former Advocate urgently, Senior Advocate Amaravati, the siteofthe new one AP.” Foraparty morebelea- andplacedtheballintotheright- without prior consultationwith “PDP’s@parawahid ap- tions,allegedly involvingmem- General Dammalapati Srinivas Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for capitalof AndhraPradesh,Salve guered than ever,its national hand side of the exposednet. theCentralGovernment,”guide- plaudedbythen HM @rajnaths- bers of his family, in Amaravati andothers,theHighCourt,inan Srinivas, referred to the state said details of thenew capital footprint slipping away,AP A"golazo",screamedthe lines issuedbythe MHA said. ingh forstrengthening democ- before it wasdeclared thesite interim order on September 15, writing to the CBI againstthe were alreadyoutinnewspapers leavesbehind morethan one Spanishcommentator.Ascream With the fresh setofguide- racy in J&K has been arrested on forthe newcapital of Andhra hadalsostayedtheinvestigation formerAdvocateGeneral and as early as June 2014. pair of shoes —and eachone so loud that the commentator lines,the Centre has nowgiven baseless chargesbyNIA today. Pradesh. of theFIR.Thisstay continuesto said thiswas done because the Despitethe details being hardtofill. emptiedtwo litres of waterat states the freedom to put any No coincidence that he filedhis On October 17,Justice remain in operation. formerlawofficerhadappeared public, the former Advocate one go,the storygoes. kind of restriction that they nominationforDDCon20thNov Ramanasaid,“itisanimportant The Supreme Court bench in 25 corruption cases against General wasbeing accusedof 26/11 Thus,Maradonaadorned,de- deem fitaslong as theydonot &receivedNIA summonsnext quality forajudgetowithstand alsoaskedtheHighCourtnot to the present ChiefMinister. using the information, letters finedand wonthe 1986 World hinder inter-state movement of dayitself,”formerchief minister all pressures and odds and to decide the writ petition pend- “I hadurged the HC to hear were being writtentothe high-profile clients. Oftenwhen Cup with his trickery,his sleight goodsandpublic.Ithas,however, and PDP president Mehbooba stand up bravelyagainstall ob- ing before it whilethe topcourt it immediatelyasittarnished Income Taxand CBI and re- hecheckedhisphoneafterCovid of hand,hisbreathtakingslalom reiteratedthatstatescannotseal Mufti tweeted. stacles” and that a“vibrant and is hearing the matter. the reputation of alawyerwith leasedtothe media, he said. duty,therewould be 60-70 runsand goals and his determi- borders. “Noseparate permis- “BJPmilksillegalscrappingof independent judiciary... is re- Appearing forthe Andhra astanding of 30 years,” he said. Responding to this,Dhavan missedcalls.Among those nation to makehis owndestiny. sion/ approval/ e-permit willbe Article 370inevery nook&cor- quired in thecurrent times”. Pradesh government,Senior “Myclientistargeted...Thiscase saidthestatedoesnot have any- Parkartreatedwere twoyounger He wasnever thestuff of vir- required forsuchmovements,” ner of the country. Butwhen it On November 2, Attorney AdvocateRajeevDhavansaid reeksofmalafide. This is worse thingagainstthe HighCourt. brothers of actorDilip Kumar tualdreams,because he wasso the guidelines have said. comesto Kashmirisquestioning General KKVenugopal noted thewritpetitionwasfiledbefore than Emergency... My reputa- He said he had usedthe ex- who,heregrets, succumbed to human.Therewerepilesof other The guidelines have reiter- itsabrogationtheyare lockedup that the “timing” of Reddy’s let- theHighCourtassoonastheen- tion is being damaged.” pression‘regimerevenge’when Covid-19. golazos —screamers from 30 ated therestrictionsimposed &punished. Everyone knows at tertothe CJI and the stategov- quirywas ordered,and wasde- Senior AdvocateHarish he appeared in abail matter for Then, in June, firstheand yardsout, back-heels from close and relaxationsgiven in the last whose behestDevinder Singh ernment’smove to makeitpub- cidedthe same day. Salve urgedthe benchtoallow the lateJJayalalithaa. Agreeing then hiswifetestedpositive. range, daisy-cutters andpile- lockdown guidelines butgiven workedfor. Ironicthattheyhave lic in the wake of Justice The interim relief, he con- the HighCourttodecide the that ‘regime revenge’ does take TheywereinICUforaweek,next drivers -- but nothing reached the freedom to states to restrict thegallto blameothers.Waheed Ramana’sorderto expeditetrial tended,was grantedafter the matter and said the plea by the place, he asked whether it to eachother.“When Ihad the the romantic highnotes of the public gatherings. has no connection whatsoever in cases againstlegislators, petitionerclaimedthatthegov- stategovernment in the top means that agovernment can- strength,Iwoulddraw thedrape WorldCup golazo. Severalstateshavealready with this man &isbeing falsely “could certainlybesaid to be ernmentwas runningthe state courtisa“voteofno-confidence notinvestigate anyoffence to seeifshe wasstill alive,” he TheyearsbetweenItaly 1990 proposedtoput suchrestric- charged. All justtoblackmail & suspect”. But Venugopal de- in utter disregardofthe againstthe HC and itsChief whichallegedlytook placeun- says. and USA1994wereperhapsthe tions,withDelhi government intimidatePDP &othermain- clinedconsent to initiate pro- Constitution.Dhavanwondered Justice”. deraprevious government. The anxietymade even the mostdifficult phaseinhis life. even issuing orders to restrict stream political parties in J&K. ceedingsagainstReddy for whetherrelief couldbegranted “Instead of requesting HC to Referring to thecontention doctor break down whenevera Aftera15-month suspension gatherings at weddings to less PDPsourcessayParra’sarrest criminal contempt of the in acriminal case on such vacateits interim order,they thattheCBIhadnotinitiatedany colleaguecalled. His celebrity from internationalfootball in than 100. States suchas is apersonal setbackfor Mufti. Supreme Court. grounds. camehere...Letthemgo back to process though the statewrote status and contactsdidn’t help March 1991 fortesting positive Maharashtrahavealso started The 32-year-old wasamongher HearingtheAndhraPradesh “This (petition before the the HC. The HC shouldhear it to it, Dhavanasked “does it whenthedrugRemdesivir,then forcocaine, Maradona's soccer putting restrictionsonthose closestadvisorsandwasconsid- government’spetition High Court)isanentirelypoliti- first,” he said. mean investigationcan be scarce, wasrecommendedfor careertook adeep dive.The epi- coming from outside the state, ered the PDP’s manager on the Wednesday, the benchissued cal writ petition againstthe Salve quotedDhavanspeak- stopped?... Howcan an investi- him. Eventually, a53-year-old taph washastilywritten: The seekingnegative RT-PCRtest re- ground.Acrowdpuller,Parra notice and said: “Listinthe last Chief Minister.Itisnot basedon ingabout‘regimerevenge’once gationbestoppedatthethresh- stockbroker, whosefather greatestwho could notbethe sults. stayedintouchwithpartywork- week of January2021. In the factsbut cites reliable sources and said “that’s exactlywhat is old?”. The FIR, he said, discloses Parkar had treated forCovid in greatest. The Centrehas also flagged ersevenasMehboobawasinde- meantime,directions issuedin whichtoo arenot revealed,” he happeninghere. This man ap- factsthat needtobeinvesti- May, steppedintohelp. Parkar ButMaradona wasfar from officesasspacesforspreadof the tention. the impugnedorder dated said. peared against the present CM gated. got twodosesof Remdesivir,and finished.ForItaly1990,heunder- coronavirus and asked states to The Parras andthe Muftis go felt he “sawdeath and returned tookanintenseworkoutregime stagger office timings. backalong way, with Parra’s from it”. and knockedoff 26 pounds in Forcontainment zones, the grandfather Abdul Rehman Ahmed Patel made herself available foraper- were his personal friends. twist. Aftertheyweredischarged less than six months, returned guidelines have issued detailed Parraaclose aide of Mufti whichendeared him to Sonia sonal audience, Congressmen Ahmedbhaialsohadnumerous In hislastRajya Sabha elec- from hospital,Parkar and his fresh and strong. “Had we won instructions. Alongwithstrict Mohammad Sayeed. who retainedhim as political usedhim as the soundingboard contactsacross the politicaldi- tion from Gujarat, despite Amit wifehad to spendtimeinisola- that WorldCup,Iwould have perimetercontrol and allowing Partyinsidersoftencreditthe secretaryduringherlongtenure to getthings done. No one in the vide. Shah pullingout allthe stops, he tion. Eventually, it wasamonth prizeditmorethan the 1986 essential activities within them, PDP’s successinsouthKashmir, as party president. He became coterie surrounding Rahul The sonofawealthy farmer made itbyahair’sbreadth ina before the wholefamilysat Cup,” he saidinhis autobiogra- theCentrehasaskedstatesto fo- especiallyPulwama district,to the eyes and ears of his leader Gandhi todayhas suchattrib- fromBharuch,Gujarat,hestarted nail-biting finish. down foralunch together,in- phy. cus on contact tracing and trace Parra’s abilitytomicromanage guidingherthroughchoppywa- utes. politics as aYouth Congress Ifirstmet Ahmedbhai back cluding their son who worksat Then, midwaythrough the all contactsofaCovid positive on theground. ters as anovice politician.He Ahmedbhai’sdeathcould leader and wonaParliamentary in the early ’80s. RajivGandhi, as the Trident Hoteland had to live 1994WorldCup,Maradonawas personwithin72 hours.“Insome In 2016,duringParra’s stint neverjoinedthe government, nothavehappenedataworse seat in 1977,when his party re- PrimeMinister,had appointed theredue to the Covid restric- senthomeafterhetwicefaileda statesthisisnotbeingdonewith as Secretary of the Jammuand whenCongressPrimeMinisters time forhis party.After the hu- ceivedadrubbinginmostof him as one of his three tions. dopetest.Acareerthathadmore rigour.That is whythis matter Kashmir SpecialCouncil, then PV NarasimhaRao and miliatingBihar defeat, it is un- northIndia. He wasaneight- Parliamentarysecretaries,along Parkar’s colleagues thought peakstoscale thus endedona had to be emphasised,” ahome Union home minister Rajnath Manmohan Singh were in the likelythatpotential allies in the time Parliamentarian, thrice withOscar Fernandes and Arun he would notexpose himself self-destructive note.But he ministry official said. Singh had praised himfor “up- saddle but remainedthe eternal comingpollsinWestBengaland from the Lok Sabha. Singh. The media referred to again. But, by July,Parkar was nevershirkedawayfrompublic “Thereshall be intensive lifting sports” in Kashmir. backroom manager. Tamil Nadu will be very accom- ButaftertheCongresslostits them as Amar,Akbar and backatwork. He continues to —hecontinued to coach, and be house-to-house surveillance... On August 5lastyear,when AtelephonecallfromAhmed modating. hold in Gujarat, the BJP triedits Anthony. spend over three hours daily at spotted with diamond earrings, Testingshallbecarriedoutasper theCentreabrogatedJ&Kspecial Bhaicarriedmoreweight than Twenty-three senior best to whittle down his clout . Icomplainedtoamutual the ICU,starting 9.30 am, and and continuedtobeget hospi- prescribed protocol. Listing of status, Waheedwas arrested that fromanyMinister.Hewasa Congressleadersrecentlysigned So muchsothat in his 1980 Lok friend, the lateMurli Deora, that then with patientsinthe OPD talisedwithalarmingfrequency. contactsshall be carriedout in alongwithMuftiandsomeother soft-spoken political operator aletterdemanding introspec- Sabha campaign, BJP workers Ahmedbhai wasnot at all help- before returning home. In In ages to come, therecould respectof allpersonsfoundpos- senior leaders.Hewas released whoexudedold-worldcourtesy tion, accountability and elec- struck offthe nameBabubhai, ful in providinginformation. September,when thenumbers be legends, greatsand G.O.A.Ts. itive,along with their tracking, inFebruarythisyearafterspend- and charm. Shunning the lime- tions. Ahmedbhai successfully the name by whichhethen Overtheyears,Icametoseehim were steep in Mumbai, Parkar Buttherewill onlybeone Diego identification, quarantine and ing six months in jail. WITH IN- light,helistenedtoall sides but negotiatedwiththegingergroup calledhimself, and inserted as afriend firstthan apolitical would seeover80Covid-19pa- Maradona. followupofcontactsfor 14 days PUTS FROM nothing escaped his eagleeye. to reachacompromise accept- Ahmedonhiselectionpostersto contact. tientsaday,downtoaround 20 FULLREPORTSON (80 per cent of contactstobe NAVEEDIQBAL Since the party chief hardly ableto all.Manyofthedissidents give the campaignacommunal Idiscoveredthathecould be now. “I thought God gave me a www.indianexpress.com

ficer in connection with a2017 The IRS officer has been Friday,”sai asenior officer. the case lodged with the Hare department in the city,had accusing the KolkataPolice of KolkataPolice PRESSTRUST case of cheating and corruption summonedtobepresent at the Earlierthismonth,thecitypo- Street Police Station in whichhe “used” accountant Gopal conducting a“politicallyin- OFINDIA in whichsenior IRS officer KolkataPolice headquarters in licesummonedSingh,whoisnow and Singh areaccusedofcheat- Aggarwalasa"middleman" to spired operation” to impede summons KOLKATA,NOVEMBER25 Neeraj Singhisthe prime ac- LalbazaronFriday. suspended,inconnectionwithits ing and corruption. parkfunds in various compa- the inquiries of theCentral cused, officials said on “Wehaveserved the officer a investigation intothe cheating The complaint waslodged nies. BureauofInvestigation(CBI) IRS officer THE KOLKATA Police has issued Wednesday. An accounting firm noticeunder CrPC and corruption case. on the basis of areport by apo- Aggarwal’sarrestset offa and the Income Tax summons to acity-basedsenior ownerarrestedlastweek is aco- Section160.Heshouldappear The accountant wasarrested liceman alleging that the IRS of- political storm, with Governor Department intothe coal mafia in graft case Indian Revenue Service (IRS) of- accusedinthe case. before investigating officers on on Saturdayinconnection with ficer,then with the income tax Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday and cowsmugglers.

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State LEAVE STATE, TMC TELLS BENGAL BJP CHIEF Education Bengal Minister Governor Partha Jagdeep Chatterjee Bengalnowaterror Dhankhar

PANDEMIC IMPACT ‘Farmersdenied hublikeKashmir:BJP benefits due to ‘30% cut in state’s stance’ syllabus of ABJP leadercalls CM ‘lady Hitler’while AgnimitraPaul alleges Mamataasked TMC workers to ‘rape women’ EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE KOLKATA,NOVEMBER25 secondary Inanaddressto partyworkers EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE in Purba Medinipurdistrict, the WESTBENGALGovernor &higher KOLKATA,NOVEMBER25 stateBJPMahilaMorchapresident Jagdeep Dhankhar on said,“Rapesaretakingplaceinthe Wednesdayaccusedthe West COMMENTS BY BJP leaders tar- stateevery day. Asix-year-old Bengal government of notim- secondary’ geting Chief MinisterMamata childwas rapedinMalda dew plementing the PM Kisan Banerjeeand the stateadminis- days back.Childrenagedbetween Scheme, thus depriving farmers trationhave drawntheTrinamool sevenand eight years arebeing of itsdirect benefits. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Congress’ (TMC) ire. BJP leader Agnimitra raped. Do youknowwho are In atweet,hesaid the state KOLKATA,NOVEMBER25 OnWednesday, stateBJPpres- Paul(left); TMC leader committing theserapes? In most government denieddirectbene- ident Dilip Ghosh claimedthat Firhad Hakim of the cases, TMC workers and fits to the tune of Rs 8,400crore STATEEDUCATION Minister BJP statepresident Dilip Ghosh addresses arally in Suri, Birbhum, on Wednesday. PTI Bengal had turnedintoa“second supportersare raping women. under the scheme. Partha Chatterjee on Kashmir”. He saidterrorists were Didimoni[MamataBanerjee]told “Confrontation stance Wednesdayannouncedthat the beingarrestedfromthestate,and them that Ihavefailedtogiveyou @MamataOfficial -governance stategovernment has decidedto claimedillegalbomb-makingfac- Rape is aheinous jobs so if youneedany entertain- disaster-FarmersinState al- reduce the syllabus of secondary torieswere beinguneartheddaily. crime. No one ment or if youfeel foritthen go ready lostdirect benefit of Rs. and higher secondarylevelsfor Hours before Ghosh rally, BJP & “WestBengal hasturnedinto andrape.Shesaidyougoandrape 8,400crore.Eachfarmer denied the2020-21academic year due asecond Kashmir.Every day, ter- should make any women and Iwill compensate direct benefit of Rs 12,000. to theCovid-19 pandemic. The rorists arebeingarrestedandille- derogatory comments them with money.” Concerned@KolkataPolice decision wastaken following TMC workersclash in Birbhum galbomb-makingfactoriesarebe- about such victims. Iwill The comments drew asharp @WBPolice similarstrategy ex- recommendations made by the ing unearthed. The onlyfactory tell her (Agnimitra) that reactionfromtheTMC.Statemin- ecution to preempt action syllabus reforms committee. Accordingtothe police,one TheBJP leaderadded, "Weare that is flourishing hereisthe West Bengal is not Uttar isterFirhad Hakim asked Paul to againstdelinquents,” he "Wehavebeen receiving re- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE person wasdetainedinconnec- taking note of everysuchattack, bomb-making factory,"Ghosh Pradesh.” look at Uttar Pradesh.“Rape is a tweeted. quests forthis from parents, stu- KOLKATA,NOVEMBER25 tion with the incident. everyfalse case slappedagainst said at a“Cha-Chakra[chat over a heinous crime. No one should In September,Chief Minister dentsand various teachers' cells. BJP supporters alleged that BJP workers. We will returnthe cup of tea]” event of the BJP in —FIRHAD HAKIM makeany derogatorycomments MamataBanerjeewrotetothe Our West BengalBoardof ACLASH brokeout betweenTMC twooftheir supporters were in- complimentsafter May, oncr we Birbhum district. TMC LEADER about suchvictims. Iwill tell her Union agriculture minister, say- SecondaryEducation, West and BJP workers in Birbhum jured in the firing by TMC work- dislodgethis corrupt, undemoc- The TMC reacted strongly to thatWestBengal is notUttar ing the PM-Kisan scheme will be Bengal Council of Higher hours before stateBJP president ers during the clash. The TMC de- ratic and tyrannical government thecomment,andaccusedGhosh Pradesh.Arapevictim’s dead implemented in West Bengal if SecondaryEducation and our Dilip Ghosh's rallyinSuri on niedthe allegations. in thestate from power." of maligning the state’s image. one wantstofightagainstthe bodywasburnttherewithoutthe the fundsare routed through the expertcommittee have made Wednesday. Accordingto thepo- Later,addressingparty work- Denying the BJP's allegations, “What can Isay aboutthiscrazy regime of the saree-clad Hitler, family’s consent. If shehas the stategovernment. some recommendations.Based lice, crude bombs were hurled ers in Suri, Ghosh said, "The TMC Birbhum district TMC leader statement? If DilipGhosh feels theyshould come and joinus. All courage, lether go and sayall Under the PM-Kisan scheme, on that we have decidedtore- and stones were thrown when triedtostopBJP workers fromat- AbhijitSinha said, "Our workers that Bengal has turnedinto arewelcome in ourparty.” this in Yogi Adityanath’sstate,” launchedinDecember 2018,the duce the syllabus of secondary BJP workers, travelling in amini- tending his meeting and attacked were notbehind anyattackonBJP Kashmirthenheshouldleave the TMC secretary-general and said Hakim, referring to the central government provides Rs and higher secondary levels. 30- truck,were on theirway to attend them. Earlier too, our workers workers. The TMC believesin stateand stay in Kashmir.This stateministerPartha Chatterjee Hathrascase. 6,000 annuallytofarmers in 35 per centsyllabus willbere- the rally. were beaten up, our vehicles democracy." kindofstatement reminds me of saidBasuwasanuneducatedper- In August, followinganinci- three equal instalments. duced," said Chatterjee during a As the vehicle wasdamaged, were damaged and false cases Later,TMC general secretary commentsmade by Kangana son. "I heardthat he is unedu- dent of vandalism, Paul courted In atweet afew months ago, press conference. BJP workers enteredintoanscuf- were slappedtostopusfrom ParthaChatterjee criticised Ranaut.ShehadsaidthatMumbai cated.Haveyoueverseenanedu- controversy by alleging that the the governor criticisedthe He informedthat West fle with local residents. Soon a holding ralliesand meetings.Our Ghosh formaking allegations has turnedintoPak Occupied cated person making such Visva-Bharati University campus Trinamool Congress govern- Bengal BoardofSecondary clash ensuedinSimulia area and workers arenot thereonlytosuf- againstthe ruling party."He Kashmir.She wasasked to leave commentsagainstawoman? wasusedby"sexrackets”. ment forits refusal to implement Education and West Bengal crude bombs were hurled. Other ferattacks.Theyknowhow to (Ghosh) has lost his mind. He is the city.Similarly,Iam asking People likethese areadisgraceto “Afterthe sun sets,sex-rack- the scheme. He said 70 lakh Council of Higher Secondary vehicles,including twowheelers fight back.Twoofour supporters making unfoundedcharges Ghosh to leave the state,” said societyand Bengali culture,” said etsstart at the VisvaBharati farmers in the statewerede- Education will declaredates for that were passing through the have been woundedinfiring by againstour party.This is onlybe- TMC MP SaugataRoy. Chatterjee. Universityground.Fromcannabis privedofthe benefitsintroduced holding next year's secondary area, were damaged.Apolice TMC goons. But theycannotstop ing done to disruptthe peace in Earlierintheday, stateBJPgen- On Tuesday, BJP leader and and hashishtoother different by the Centre. He claimedthat and higher secondaryexams at team from Bolpur rushedtothe BJPthis way. Oncewecome to the state. Theyhavenomessage eral secretarySayantanBasu de- fashion designer AgnimitraPaul kindsof drugs,everythingisfound farmers across the countryre- an appropriatetime. spotand firedteargasshells to powerhere, we willensurethat forthe people of the state. They scribedMamataBanerjeeas“lady allegedMamata Banerjeehad there. That's whythe ground ceivedabout Rs 92,000croreru- Meanwhile, Chatterjee as- disperse the mob and clearedthe the perpetrators of suchattacks onlywant to come to powerat Hitler”. At a“Cha chakra” event in asked her supporters to “goand needs to be closedwith awall,” pees but those in Bengal were sertedthat therewas “no imme- highway. arepunished." anycost," said Chatterjee. Maldadistrict, Basusaid, “If any- rape women forentertainment”. shesaid. leftout. diatepossibility” to openstate- run or private schools in Bengal. “The schools have been NATIONWIDE STRIKETODAY BY TRADE UNIONS closedfor along time. The de- partmentofschool education will firstensure that schoolstake More buses to ply, strike necessarymeasures formain- taining Covid-19safetynorms before theyreopen. Proper sani- From 26/11 to Covid-19 tisation work and safetymeas- won’t impact state: Govt ures needtobetaken before al- lowing schools to reopen,” said INDIA FIGHTS the minister. Responding to queries on EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE whether college and universities KOLKATA,NOVEMBER25 would reopen in December, BACK Chatterjee said, "Letusfirstdis- THE STATEgovernment will run cuss the matter with vice-chan- morebusesthan usualon cellors of universities. Afterthat Thursdayand offerinsurance we will letyou know. We will covertovehicles in case theyare apprise the Chief Ministerof damaged in viewofthe nation- their (vice-chancellors’) opin- widestrikecalledbytradeunions. ions before we take anydeci- The transport department will sion on this.” alsooperatecontrolrooms.Aspe- cial toll-free number 18003455192and WhatsApp STATECOUNT number8902017191are active to address people's grievances dur- TOTAL CASES ingthe strike. Banking, transport and other servicesacross the Members of various trade unions participate in atorch rally 466991 countryare likelytobehit. in supportofthe strike, in Siliguri on Wednesday. PTI INCREASE DEATHS However, stategovernment officialssaidthestrikewouldhave Guest of Honour 3528 8172 no impact in Bengal. atenormal services. arrangementshavebeenmadeby 434067RECOVERED Tencentral trade unions will Extrapolicepersonnel would the police. Autorickshaws,and Dr Harsh Vardhan take partinthestrike,withnearly be deployedinand around the cabswillplyontheroads,officials 5654524 SAMPLES 25croreworkersacrossthecoun- city.“Anybody trying to disrupt said. Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, TESTED TILL NOV 25 tryexpectedtoparticipate.The normal lifeinthe city will face The stategovernment is Science & Technology , Earth Sciences strikehas been calledtoprotest strict action. Nobody will be al- against“bandh” as amethod of Mannan tests against“the anti-people”, “anti- lowedtoput up barricades and protestthatinconveniencesthe Chief Guest worker” policies of theCentre. stop peoplefromtrying to open public and their pursuit of liveli- Covid positive, In West Bengal, trade unions shopsorvisiting offices. Market hood, read agovernmentstate- Shri Uddhav Thackeray affiliated to Leftand other parties places, shops, malls, and every ment.“Ithasbeendecidedthatall hospitalised aresupporting the bandhagainst businessentitieswillbeoperating stategovernmentoffices,includ- Chief Minister of Maharashtra thepoliciesof theBJP-ledgovern- normally,”said an official. ing those providedwith grants- Kolkata:Opposition leader and ment at the Centre. However, the However, left-wing taxi and in-aid, shallremain open and the senior Congressleader Abdul stategovernmentwillnotsupport bus organisations have made it employees sincedrafted forduty Mannan (68) tested positive for anybandh. clear theywill notrun anyvehi- on roster basis in termsofthe fi- Featuring Covid-19onWednesdayand “It dependstotallyonthe cles. Theseunions have appealed nancedepartmentshallreportfor wasadmitted to aprivate hos- unions whether the drivers and to all taxi workers., including duty on that datepositively.Ithas Shri Amitabh Bachchan pital of Kolkata. Afternoticing helperswillrun the buses or not. workersof othertransportsectors, also been decidedthat no Casual some symptoms, Mannangot The government should have is- to makethecountrywidegeneral Leaveforabsenceeitherinthe1st A musical tribute by himself tested.Asenior suedanotification in advance as- strikeasuccessinBengalaswell half of thedayorinthe2ndhalf or Congress leader said, “He suring people that their vehicles as across the country.Arally was the wholeday nor anyother The Kings (Mannan)has comorbidities. will be totallycovered under in- takenout on Wednesdaybytaxi leave shall be granted to the His condition, however, is surance,”said TapanDasguptaof operators and workers linked to employeeconcerned on stable now.” theJointCouncilof Bussyndicate. othertransportmodesinsupport November 26, 2020,” read the BROADCAST Directed by Mannan, MLAfrom Policehavetakenmeasuresto of thestrike. Therallystartedfrom statement. Chanpdani, recentlyattended foil anyuntowardincident. Sealdahat3pmandendedatRaja The government hasde- Nitesh Tiwari severalpolitical programme of The transport department Subodh MullickSquareat4:30 cidednot to allow anyone to Sunday, Nov 29, 8.30 pm the party in supportofthe na- said vehicles registeredwithin pm. The rallywas organisedby take leave exceptonemergency tionwide strikecalledbytrade Bengalhave beeninsured.Any ve- NawalKishoreShrivastav,con- grounds. “Absence of employees TV news paparrttnerner unions on November 26. hicle damaged duringthe strike venor,WestBengal Taxi on November 26,2020, will be Meanwhile, in the past24 willbecovered underthis. Operators' Co-ordination treated as 'dies-non' unless such hours, 3,528 fresh Covid cases “Thevehiclesmusthavea Committee(AITUC)AndNational absenceis coveredbythe follow- and 51 deathswerereportedn valid registration certificate, per- SecretaryNational Federationof inggrounds —Hospitalisation of the state. mit,certificateoffitnessanddriv- Indian Road TransportWorkers the employees, Bereavement in As manyas3,605 persons ing licence.FIR mustbelodged (AITUC),ArunChattoraj, the family, Employees who had were cured of theinfection. The within24hours of theincident,” Secretary, WBCommittee,AITUC been on Child CareLeave, number of active cases further said an official. and others. Theydemandedthe MaternityLeave,MedicalLeave decreasedand became 24,752. Meetings withthe transport withdrawalof the“anti-transport and EarnedLeave sanctioned The total death toll stood at operators’ unions and associa- workers’ law” implemented by prior to November 26. All Heads 8172 on Wednesday. The cumu- tions were held on Tuesday. The the Centreand also to protest of Office/Controlling Authorities lative number of discharged busoperatorassociations,taxiop- againstits”anti-people and anti- willtake necessaryaction accord- persons became 4,34,067. eratorAssociations,theapp-based workers polices” of the Central ingly in tens of the procedures as Therecoveryratealsohas in- cab authorities and the Auto government notifiedearlier," read the creasedto92.95 per cent. ENS Unionsare mostlygoing to oper- Meanwhile,adequate statement.

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AHMED PATEL (1949-2020) HOME SECY TELLS LS

PATEL’SRISE Link between Congress’s past and ‘Can’tgive

■ Elected to the Lok Sabha from Bharuchin present, party’stroubleshooter-in-chief 1977 forthe firsttime at J&Ktelecom the ageof28. Wonthe Congressasaninstitution.Hewas of their plan and had spoken to a seat again in 1980 and MANOJCG one of the fewCongress leaders fewofthem and asked them to 1984.Losttothe BJP in NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 who had precious cross-party shelve theidea. The leaders 1989. Wasthe last links—hecouldreachout with stopped collectingsignatures af- Muslim to be elected to AHMEDPATEL,theCongressstal- equal ease to themercurial terPatel’sintervention,but sent freezedetails, Lok Sabha from Gujarat wart who died on Wednesday, MamataBanerjee, the ideologi- the letter anyway. hadone“expressedbutunfulfilled callydrivenSitaram Yechury, or GivenPatel’s equation with ■ Elected to the Rajya wish” —tobring about agenuine Mayawati’schief lieutenantSatish Sonia, he wasoften seen as voic- Sabha in 1993 –first of dialogueandreconciliationwithin ChandraMishrawith amessage ing her opinion. “He wasalways his five terms in the aparty caught in an internecine from Sonia. Forthe self-effacing, the firsttoknowthe Congress citessecurity’ Upper House. Also war. Withtheleadershipissuefar media-shyCongressstalwart, all president’s mind. That wasthe served as AICC general fromsettled—andtheconstantly these leaders were justaphone sourceofhisauthority.Andhein- secretary from shrinkingelectoral base remain- call away. stinctively knewwhat shewould sion of telecomservicesin September 1985 to ing aworry —the 71-year-old Patelwasafighter, andhiside- want,”former Union minister LIZMATHEW J&K…The MHA has already January1986and May backroomoperator,whoinmany ologicalclaritywasneverindoubt. Ashwani Kumar said. NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 stated itsposition on the issue 1992 to October 1996 ways wasthe link between the AhmedPatel with Congress colleagues GhulamNabiAzad And the respect he commanded Aparty leader recalled, “He and issues related to the subject Congress’s pastand itspresent, and MeiraKumar.Hewas an eight-time MP. Express archive inthepartycameto lightwhenhe wouldcallleaderswhowere sulk- CITING“THE security scenario”, before the Committee in itslast ■ Wasmember of the wastheoneleadertheembattled facedthemostdifficultelectionof ing,andthatcallfromAhmedbhai the Ministry of Home Affairshas meeting dated 16th October, CWCfromApril 1992 partyneededthe most. his life: his 2017 RajyaSabha re- made the difference, as everyone informedLok Sabha that it will 2020 and has nothing further to andparty treasurer Bracing forelections to ap- of atrustdeficit between Rahul of the party's leadership told The election bid from Gujarat. The knewhis authority in the party... notbeable to discloseinforma- stateoradd in this regard,” he from October 1996 to point anew party president, and him. Indian Express on Wednesday. high-voltageelection notjust Forinstance,manypeoplegive the tion relating to suspension of said. July2000.Became Patel’s towering and influential Hisloyaltyto theGandhifam- Manyinthepartybelieve Patel brought out the tenacity in him credit forour (2017)Punjab telecom and Internetservices in In October,the Ministryhad Sonia Gandhi’s political presence would likelyhaveen- ilywas neverquestioned, warts wasperhapstheonlypersonwho butalsounifiedtheCongress,with Assemblyelection victoryto Jammu &Kashmir. told the parliamentarypanel secretary 2001 –apost suredalargely trouble-freetransi- and all. could have brought about atruce theentireleadershipthrowingits Amarinder Singh. But notmany In aletterWednesdaytoLok that the Union Home Secretary he held until his death. tion even if the baton is to be “He wassincerelytrying to betweentheGandhisandtheun- weight behind him. knowthatwemanaged to pacify Sabha SecretaryGeneral had issued suchdirections twice Wasamong the three passed from SoniaGandhi to arrangeadialoguebetween the happyleaders. Afterthe letter to Sonia from 27 of the34rebelsbecauseof Patel SnehlataShrivastava,Union in December 2019 in specific ar- parliamentary Rahul Gandhi once again. For, Congresspresident,RahulGandhi, The Congress leadership will the 23 senior Congress leaders, –alistwas sent to him, and he Home SecretaryAjayBhalla said, eas of Delhi forlimited periods secretaries appointed Patelshared arapportwith the andustoresolve partyissues...He alsomisshiscoalition-buildingef- therewereinsinuationsthatPatel calledalmostevery one of “considering the security sce- only. It also said the Ministry by RajivGandhi when party'sveteransandcommanded wasclearthatthepartymuststay forts.Rahul'sfirstreactionto asen- wasthe brain behind the move. them...and 27 withdrew.” narioinUTofJammu &Kashmir, “does notmaintain dataofsuch he became PM PTI therespectof itsyoungleadership, strongandremainunited,”oneof iorleaderonWednesdaywasthat The letter-writers denythis, but FULLREPORTON disclosureofinformation relat- suspension orders issuedbyvar- the latter despitethe perception the23writers of thelettercritical Patel’s demise is alosstothe theyconfirm Patelhad got wind www.indianexpress.com ing to suspension of telecom ious stategovernmentsinclud- services would be prejudicial to ing Jammu and Kashmir.” the safetyorinterestofthe state”. Former Lok Sabha Secretary He also pointed out that “the General PDTAcharysaid rules Village recalls: He never expected matter relatedtoshutdown of allowthe government to reject a InternetinJ&K…isalso sub-ju- parliamentarypanel’s demand dice” in the Supreme Court. fordocuments if the matter is REMEMBERING AHMED PATEL anything for getting work done Citing Rule 270ofRules of linked to national security. Procedureand Conduct of “Thegovernment can take Business in Lok Sabha, he said the plea that since the matter in- An astuteParliamentarian, times. Iwill miss his KAMAALSAIYED the “Government maydecline to volves the country’s security,the Shri Patelcombinedthe wisdom, his intellect and his PIRAMANVILLAGE(BHARUCH), produce adocument on the government is notobligedto skills of astrategistand the unwavering commitment to NOVEMBER25 ground that itsdisclosurewould supplythe documentsorpapers charm of amass leader.His the Congress... be prejudicialtothe safetyorin- or send officials before the com- amiability wonhim friends RAHUL GANDHI, AFIVE-MINUTEwalkfromhisan- terest of thestate”. mittee to depose. But the gov- across party lines... CONGRESS LEADER cestral home, agrave has been The Standing Committee on ernment has to satisfy the RAM NATH KOVIND, readiedinthewoodedgraveyard. Information Technology,headed Speaker that the matter involves PRESIDENT With his warm and pleasing On Wednesday, an ambulance by Congress MP ShashiTharoor, security of the country,”Achary manners he could reachout fromHMPFoundationinPiraman had sought the presence of MHA said, adding that ministries He wasanable across the entirepolitical leftfor Vadodaraairporttobring representativesfor abriefing denying documentstoparlia- parliamentarian and always 1949-2020 spectrum.Abig loss to backthebodyof veteranCongress Wednesdayon‘Suspension of ment standing committees, maintainedcordial Indianpolitics and leader AhmedPatel that arrived Rahul Gandhi outside Patel’s residenceinDelhi. Anil Sharma Telecom Services/Internet wherediscussions areconfiden- relationswith leaders Constitutional values. by acharteredflight from Delhi. and itsImpact’. tial, is rare. across the political theretohelp,his generosity SITARAM YECHURY, Patelhad wished to be buried Although Additional The IT panel has witnesseda spectrum... were rare qualities that CPM GENERAL SECRETARY besidehisparents,Halimabibiand twowaterdistillationplants,setup CanadaandSouthAfrica,says for- SecretaryGovind Mohan ap- tussle betweenthe ruling and MVENKAIAH NAIDU, distinguishedhim from MohammedbhaiPatel. withPatel'sefforts.Thereisnoopen merdeputysarpanchSalimPatel. peared before the panel, sources Opposition parties over the VICE PRESIDENT others. Ihavelostan He wasaCongressman who Classmates at the Gujarati- barrenplot—all houses have gar- “He (Patel) wasshy student;I said he declinedtoprovide de- agenda of telecom and Internet irreplaceablecomrade, a regularly worked with medium section of Mission dens “so that people wouldnot wasnotorious. We sat togetherin tails on the Internetshutdown. services in J&K. BJP members of He spent years in public life, faithful colleague and a secular democratic forces... School in the villageofaround throw garbage”, avillager says, classroom,”Mullahsays.“Laterhe When he wasasked about the the panel have objected to adis- serving society.Known for friend. As apolitical activisthestood 3,000 people, Abbas Mullah,71, crediting Patelfor the plan. shiftedto anotherschoolin(adja- communication blockade in cussion on the issue. his sharp mind, his role in SONIA GANDHI, forpositive,progressive remembers Patelasa"shystu- Fordealingwithhealthemer- cent)AnkleshwartownandIquit other states, the official, it is The Lok SabhaSpeaker has strengthening the Congress CONGRESS PRESIDENT values. His absence will dent", who grew up to be aman gencies, Patelhad startedamed- studiesdueto financialproblems. learned, said lawand order is a written to allpanel heads, ask- Partywould always be makeadifference... of the people –for thevillage, ical OPD centrerun by atrust Thereasonwhyheislovedby mil- statesubject. ing them to avoid sub judice remembered... We have lostaleader who DRAJA, CPI GENERAL "their man in Delhi". He would namedHMPFoundation–named lionsof peopleisforhisserviceto- In his letter,Bhalla pointed matters in committee meetings. NARENDRA MODI, dedicated his lifetothe SECRETARY meetMullahwheneverhevisited afterhismother.TheOPDcentreis wardsall sections; forhelping out that the Union Home Tharoor,however, replied to the PRIME MINISTER Congress... Ahmed-ji Piraman, chat with villagers late on the main street leading to his them resolve their issues. He Secretaryorthe Secretaryin Speaker,saying the issueof epitomizedcourageand Saddenedand shocked.. He intothe night, and sortout their ancestral house. neverexpected anything from charge of theHome Internetconnection wasno His faithfulness and loyalty in public life. He wasaquiet, affable person... issues,Mullah recalls. All houses areconcrete and anybody forwork(he) got done.” Department can issue direc- longer pendingbeforethe dedication,his commitment stood by the Congress... MAMATA BANERJEE, What sets Piramanapartisits the entirevillageiscovered by CongressleaderRahulGandhi tion forsuspension of telecom courtand that on August16, to his duty,his always being through itsmostdifficult TMC PRESIDENT cement concreteinternal roads CCTVcamera.Mostofitsresidents is expectedtoattendthe burial services. “It has been verified the Centreallowed4GInternet andahelipadontheoutskirts.Ithas have settledinthe US, the UK, hereonThursday. from the LokSabha Secretariat access on trial basis in that the Committee proposes Ganderbal and Udhampur in to discussmainlythe suspen- the Union Territory. 200 food kits providedbyRahul not PM cites Rae Bareli coach factorytopoint distributed in Kerala, Cong to probe BJP claims ‘Lalu tape’,

Theyhad been assignedtoa to failure to utilise potentialingovernance telling MLA to skip SHAJUPHILIP Congress committeeatNilambur THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, in 2019 when the region wit- bigprojectsuseless.But,headded, NOVEMBER25 nessedfloods and landslides. MAULSHREESETH theycanyieldresultswhenoneis Speaker’s vote, cite Covid The issue came to fore when LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER25 able to utilise the true potential. NEARLY200foodkitsprovidedby localpeopleforcedopentheshut- RaeBareliistheLokSabhacon- the allegedviolation of the jail Congress MP RahulGandhifor ters of abuilding wherethe bags TAKINGONthe Congress in an stituencyof CongressleaderSonia SANTOSHSINGH& manual. flood-hitfamilies in theWayanad of provisions had been dumped. obliquewaywhilespeakingabout Gandhi, and the only ABHISHEKANGAD As per the audio releasedby constituencyherepresents in Lok CongressMalappuramdistrict governance,orthelackofitbefore Parliamentaryseat the party won PATNA,RANCHI,NOV25 Modi, aLalu aide firstspeaksto Sabha have been found infested presidentVVPrakashsaidacom- 2014,Prime MinisterNarendra in UP in 2019 General Election. As Paswan’s personal assistant, be- withwormsafterlocalpartylead- mittee has been constitutedto ModionWednesdaycitedtheex- chairpersonof theUPAandthelo- ADAY afteraccusing Lalu Prasad fore thetwo leaders areput in ers failedtodistributethem dur- look into the incidentand fixthe ampleofRae Bareli Rail rail coach calMP,RaeBarelirailcoachfactory of trying to topple the NDAgov- touch. TheRJD chief apparently ing the calamity. responsibilityforthelapse.“Action factorytoexplaintoLucknow wasaproject close to her heart ernmentinthestate,formerBihar says,"Achhasuno,humlogtumko The kitswerefound aban- would be takenagainstthe party University studentsand teachers PM Modi speaks during the centennialfoundation dayofthe Modi, wasaddressing the cen- deputy chief ministerSushil aagebhi badhayenge. Wahan kal donedatabuilding in Nilambur leaderswhofailedtodistributethe howafailuretoutilisetruepoten- LucknowUniversity,via video conferencing, in Delhi. PTI tennialFoundationDaycelebrations Kumar Modi releasedanaudio jo Speakerkachunav hai, usmein municipaltowninMalappuram. kitstothe flood-hit families ...’’ tial in governance can leave even of LucknowUniversity. purportedlyfeaturing the RJD hum logon ka saath do to hum chief, who is servingtime on fod- tumkomantri banayenge. Hum der chargesinRanchi, telling logkaluskogiradenge.Samjhena ¾Fbdð´FÂFI Pirpaiti(Bhagalpur)BJPMLALalan (Listen,we willpromoteyou.Help Paswan over the phone to absent us in tomorrow’s electionfor F&-peenerjefveefJeoe himselffromvoting forthe Speaker,wewillmakeyouminis- Speaker’s election held on ter. We will topple their govern- keâeÙee&}ÙeeÛesveeJe- d¨F´FTc¯F ³F¦FS ´FdS¿FQ lee. efÛeheUtCe, efpe. jlveeefiejer Wednesday. As Paswan claimed ment. 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Mahagathbandhan candidate RJDspokespersonMrityunjay ³FûÔQ §¹FF½Fe. °FSXe ¹FF´Fc½FeÊ ´FidÀFðIYSX¯¹FF°F AFÕZX»¹FF BÊ-d³Fd½FQZ¸F²FeÕX IYF¸FF¨FZ A³Fb·F½FF¶FF¶F°F¨Fe AMX SXï ÀF¸FªF¯¹FF°F ¹FF½Fe. Awadh Bihari Choudharygot 114 Tiwari said, "As we have said be- ● °FÀFZ¨FÀFQSX BÊ-d³Fd½FQZ¨FZ½FZTF´FÂFIYF¸F²¹FZJFÕXeÕX´Fi¸FF¯FZ¶FQÕX IYSX¯¹FF°F AFÕZXÕXF AFWZX. votes. Three MLAs including one fore,theentireNDA isafraidof our BÊ- d³Fd½FQZ¨FZ ½FZTF´FÂFI of the AIMIM remainedabsent leader Lalu Prasad... We arenot d³Fd½FQF ´FidIiY¹FZ¨Fe°FFSXeJ½F½FZT duringvoting. convinced of the authenticity of In the tape releasedbyModi, the audio tape." Senior JD(U) A. IiY. d³Fd½FQF ´FidIiY¹FZ¨FZÀ½FøY´F dQ³FFaIY ½FZT the man said to be Lalu urges leader SanjayKumarJha said the r AFG³FÕXFB³F MZÔXOXSX ´FidÀFðe -.rr.sqsq ÀFIYFTerq½FF.´FFÀFc³F Paswan to miss the sessionciting tape wasevidence of the politics s AFG³FÕXFB³Fd³Fd½FQF OXFDY³FÕXûOX IYSX¯¹FF¨FF ÀFb÷Y½FF°FIYFÕXF½F²Fe -.rr.sqsq ÀFIYFTe rq ½FF.´FFÀFc³F Covid infection andoffers him a of the Mahagathbandhan. ministerial berthshould the "Skeptics &arm-chair theorists t AFG³FÕXFB³F d³Fd½FQF ·FSX¯¹FF¨FF ÀFb÷Y½FF°F IYFÕXF½F²Fe -.rr.sqsq ÀFIYFTe rq ½FF.´FFÀFc³F Mahagathbandhan getthe who were desperately selling u AFG³FÕXFB³F d³Fd½FQF ·FSX¯¹FF¨FF ÀF¸FF´°Fe IYFÕXF½F²Fe qx.rs.sqsq ÀFF¹Fa. v½FFªFZ´F¹FË°F Speaker of itschoice and topple an alternative politicsthat the v AFG³FÕXFB³F d³Fd½FQF CX§FOX¯¹FF¨FF MZXd¢³FIYÕX (´FFMÊX)IYFÕXF½F²Fe qy.rs.sqsq ÀFF¹Fa. v.qq ½FFªF°FF the NDAgovernment. The MLA Mahagathbandhan would remains non-committal. usher in should bowinshame ÀFd½FÀ°FSX BÊ-d³Fd½FQFÀFc¨F³FF ¾FFÀF³FF¨FZ www.mahatenders.gov.in/ ¹FF ÀFaIZY°FÀ±FTF½FSX CX´FÕX¶²FAFWZX. Paswan said he had received today. The #LaluTape is atesti- d¨F´FTc¯F³F¦FSX´FdSX¿FQ IYF¹FFÊÕX¹F, the call via an aide of Lalu."Ikept monytoNDA’sfirmbelief thatThe dQ³FFaIY :sv.rr.sqsq telling him that Iambound by Godfather’s party would’veun- ÀFWXe/- party rules,"Paswansaid. The of- leashedawaveofdegenerationof ficeof theJharkhandIGP(Prisons) Bihar," he said. ½F`·F½F d½F²FF°FZ said he had requestedthe Ranchi FULLREPORTON ¸Fb£¹FFd²FI FSe districtadministrationto lookinto www.indianexpress.com d¨F´FTc¯F³F¦FSX´FdSX¿FQ Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER26,2020 EXPRESS NETWORK 5 IIPH-G survey: More TNevacuatesover1lakhas TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE 268 CASES: RECOVERED:86,42,771 secondary infections in DAYSSINCE 92,22,216 DEATHS:1,34,699 PANDEMIC houses with Covid deaths ‘verysevere’Nivarapproaches BEGAN TESTS: 1,34,841,307 | DOUBLING RATE: 147.38** Dr Dileep Mavlankar,the latest SOHINIGHOSH study remains to be peer-re- ARUNJANARDHANAN KEYRESERVOIR AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER25 viewedand published. However, CHENNAI,NOVEMBER25 OPENEDINCHENNAI Shah said the findingshavegov- EXPANDINGONaprior study ernment policy implications as CYCLONE NIVAR, expected to conducted in rural Gandhinagar greater SARinhouseholds with makelandfall before dawn on IN CHENNAI, the relentless that looked at secondaryattack Covid deaths implies that “con- Thursday, intensifiedtothe “very rain ledtowaterlogging in rates(SAR) in households with tact tracing, testing, quarantine severe”categoryasitbarreledto- severalparts andforcedthe KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING Covid infections, researchers at and closesurveillance of death wardsthe Tamil Nadu- authorities to release large TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** the Indian InstituteofPublic cases mustbedone,”asisalso Puducherry coaston quantities of waterfromthe ■ Maharashtra 17,89,800 5,439 0.30% 239.01 Health (IIPH)inGandhinagar mentionedinthe studypaper Wednesday, leaving the state Chembarambakkam lake, a ■ Kerala 5,71,873 5,420 1.00% 72.20 have nowsuggestedthat the SAR discussion. bracing forits fifthmajor cyclonic keydrinkingwatersourcefor is muchhigher in households The study has included28of Delhi 5,40,541 6,224 1.25% 57.70 storm in the last eightyears. thecity.Forthefirsttimeafter ■ with Covid deaths--indicating the 49 Coviddeathsin As the cycloneapproached, the massive floods of 2015, ■ West Bengal 4,63,463 3,545 0.80% 89.62 that mortality can be used as a GandhinagarinAugust, and the Tamil Nadu government about 1,000-1,500cusecs of ■ Haryana 2,22,292 2,329 1.20% 59.97 surrogate marker. found27secondaryinfections in evacuated about 1.25 lakh peo- waterwerereleasedfromthe The SARisdefinedasthe the28households--indicating a ple to 1,486relief camps in NDRF personnel inspect acoastalareanear Mamallapuram reservoir on Wednesdayaf- *Compounded Daily Growth Rate overlast 7days**Calculated over7-day growth probabilitythat an infection oc- 25 per cent SAR. Of these 27 sec- Chennai and southern districts in Chengalpattu district on Wednesday. PTI ternoon. The volume of re- curs among susceptible people ondary cases,two diedlater. by Wednesday evening.Atotal lease wasincreasedto5,000 CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT within aspecific group. However, Shah said the death of 4,200camps have been made cusecs by theevening,with The researchers found 25 per rate in the lateststudy cannotbe operational since Tuesdayand ing to 145kmph(or the "veryse- PudukkottaidistrictsonThursday morewater expected to be 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY cent of suchhouses surveyed to correlatedtothe one found in the evacuation will continue till vere"category) by Wednesday as well, said aweather bulletin. releasedbynight. ENS 1.47 6.99 44,376 have secondaryinfections and secondaryinfectionsinthe pre- Thursdaynoon, staterevenue evening.The cyclonic storm is IMD warnedofgale winds NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: concluded that suchhomes vious study,consideringthe ministerRBUdhaya Kumar told likelytotakeabout six hours to alongwith “extremelyheavy” 1.46 6.84 37,816 needed to be extravigilant as lowersample space. TheIndian Express. weaken aftermaking landfall. rainfall Thursdayand Fridayover Karnataka and Telangana on death indicated ahigher viral It wasanobservation in the According to theRegional Tamil Nadu’s northeastern TamilNadu’sRanipet,Tiruvanna- Thursdayand Fridayasthe cy- Deaths as aratioof Positives against Becoming sick vs load in the patient. earlier study -- that secondary positive cases (in%); number tested recovering; more Meteorological Department in coastalstretchesanddistrictshave malai, Tirupattur and Velloredis- clone enters the mainland. indicator of progress (in %);indicator of recoveries for 14 days Publishedasapreprint on transmission washigher in Chennai, gale winds at speeds of beenreceivingheavyrainfallsince trictsand AndhraPradesh’s The stategovernment, in averting deaths thespread of disease may signal the peak November 21 and authored by households whereprimary 115-125 kmph and gusting to Tuesdaymorning. Heavy rain is Rayalaseema, Chittor,Kurnool, meanwhile, declared aholiday assistant professor at IIPH-G, casessuccumbed to theinfec- 140kmphwereswirling over the expected in Chengalpattu, Prakasam and Kadapa districts. for16districtsonThursday. DataasonNovember24,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers Komal Shah, public health stu- tion -- whichled to this study. SouthwestBay of Bengal, but in- Villupuram, Nagapattinam, Besides, heavyrain hasalso Wednesday, too, wasaholiday. includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive dent at NewYorkUniversity FULLREPORTON tensified to 120-130 kmph gust- Tiruvarur,Thanjavur and been forecast over south-interior --WITHENS,PUNE Nupur Desai and IIPH-G director, www.indianexpress.com ANTI- COALPROTESTSINGOA Fadnavis: BJP Malayalam film Jallikattu AmidChina standoff, Navy ready to form is India’s entry to Oscars ‘Coal handling at govt whenever inducts two surveillance drones unnatural widely praisedfor itsdirection by Mormugao Port POOJAPILLAI Lijo Jose Pellisseryand the lead paring them to the use of the suchdrones has been under NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 performancesbyAntony KRISHNKAUSHIK Navy’s P8I Poseidon aircraftin process forseveral yearsnow,but alliance ends in Varghese and Chemban Vinod NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 Ladakh. is still stuckinthe initial stages. MalayalamfilmJallikattuisIndia’s Jose.While makingthe an- The drones have been de- These sources said that apart Trust to be halved’ Maharashtra officialentrytothe Best nouncement, Rawail also praised THE NAVY has forthe firsttime ployedatINS Rajali, or the from Navy,boththe Army and the International FeatureFilm cate- the film’s technical aspectsand inductedtwo surveillance drones Arakkonam NavalAir Base in Air Forcealsowant tenofthese EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE goryof the93rdAcademy Awards. production values. through alease agreement with Tamil Nadu, from whereitwill drones each. The Navy officer EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE PUNE, NOVEMBER 25 The film beat out26other films, Pellissery told TheIndian an American firm, using the carryout surveillance operations quoted abovesaid: “It’s been PANJIM,NOVEMBER25 Goa CM including The Disciple, Express, “I’mveryhappy forevery emergency powers granted by in the Indian OceanRegion.The pending forquitesome time. Pramod TERMINGTHE MahaVikas Shakuntala Devi, Chhapaak,Eeb singlepersonwhoworkedonthe theCentretothe Armed Forces move comes at atime India is in- Thereisnoconsensus between AS ANTI-COALprotesters took Sawant Aghadi government of the Shiv AllayOoo!, Serious Men,Bulbbul film.Weall rantogether forthis.” amid the China standoff, sources volvedinatense standoffwith Navy and Air Force, and the cost their agitation to the Secretariat Sena, NCPand Congress in andGunjanSaxena.Itwaschosen ThefilmpremieredattheToronto said. China in eastern Ladakh, and all factor wasbeing debated.” on Wednesday, Goa Chief Maharashtraasan“unnatural foritsdepictionof the“raw sideof International Film Festival in The UnmannedAerial three forces,includingthe Navy, Asource said Joint Services MinisterPramod Sawant an- railway tracks,the anti-coal pro- alliance”, former chief minister humanbeings,that we areworse September lastyear.Pellissery, Vehicles (UAV), unarmedversions areonanalert. Qualitative Requirementswere nouncedthatcoalhandlingatthe testers on Wednesday reached and opposition leader Devendra than animals,” said Rahul Rawail, whose previous filmsincludethe of the SeaGuardian Predator The officer said that forthe being formulated forthe drones’ MormugaoPortTrustwill be re- the seat of executive at the Fadnavis on Wednesday said chairman of Film Federation of critically-acclaimedAngamaly drone,have been leasedforayear year-long lease, “the complete acquisition,but “it is notatany ducedby50per cent. Secretariat. the BJP is capable of setting up Indiajurywhichselectedthefilm. Diaries (2017)and Ee. Ma. Yau from US-basedGeneral Atomics operations and operational con- stagewherewecan sayitwill “Wecannotstopitallof asud- Early morning,aheadofa an alternative stategovernment The film is about the violence (2018), wonthe Kerala StateFilm Aeronautical. trol will remain with the Navy” happen anytime soon”. den.There arefamilieswho are Cabinetmeeting chaired by whenever the existing “unnatu- and depravity that lurks justbe- Awardforhisdirectionof Jallikattu Sources in the Navy said the and assertedthat all the dataand Till the time the government dependent on it, around 1,500 Sawant, villagers under the ralalliance” in powercomes neaththesurfaceof everydaylife. in October. drones had arrivedinthe firsthalf other information belonged to approves buying the drones, familiesisone estimate. Of this, Goyant Kolso Naka banner to an end. InJallikattu,thissideof humanna- Hareesh,who also wrotethe of the month, andhavedonea the force. The officer said the whichhas to getthe Defence 4,500are pensionerswhodepend handedalettertothe Chief “In history,nounnatural al- tureisrevealedwhenabuffaloes- screenplayofthe film, alongwith sortie eachalready.Theyare manufacturer “is thereasasup- Acquisition Committee’s nod, on revenue generated by Minister's Office. “Wehavetime liance has lastedinpower for capes justasit's about to be RJayakumar,said, “I’m doubly “meant forcarrying out surveil- porting role, to make sureitfunc- “leasingismoreeconomic and vi- Mormugao Port Trust,” Sawant and againplaced before youand long.The dayitends, our party slaughtered. Chaosensues as the happy, as Iwon theJCB Prize only lance in the Indian Ocean Region tions as it is meant to”. able option”, the officer said. The said. “Coal transportwill reduce the government authorities nu- is prepared to form an alterna- animal runs amok and with twoweeksago.Ofcourse,thisisa and can bedeployedon the China Sources said this is the first contract forthe lease has been eventually. Theportislooking for merous evidences proving with- tive government in the state,” everyone in the villagechasing director’sfilmandthereare differ- border if askedforandif needed,” time the Navy hastaken drones signedwiththe maker directly, analternatecargo andmakingef- out an iota of doubt that coal Fadnavis told reporters at an afterit, social order is upended, ences,astherewillbebetweenlit- aseniorNavalofficersaid,com- on lease.The process to buy ten sources said. fortstoensureitreduces itsde- transportationthroughGoamust event in Pune, when he was old feuds come bubbling to the erature and cinema.”Jallikattuis pendence on coal handling. All be stoppedalongwithrelated in- questionedaboutsome recent surfaceand all pretenceof Hareesh’sfirstcollaborationwith IDBI Tower,WTC Complex, theseissues Iassureyou will be frastructureprojects; that Goa’s statementsbysenior BJP lead- civilisationisswept aside. Pellissery. “Hetoldmethatassoon Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005. discussed withthe Centre.” rivers and coasts mustbemain- ers, who had claimedthattheir SetinKerala’s hillyIdukki as he read the story, he knew he Website: www.idbibank.in TheBJPhasearlierannounced tainedunder the control and au- partywill come to powersoon. district, the 2019 film is based wanted to adapt it as afilm,”said that the party will be taking the tonomyofthelocalcommunities; Fadnavis wasinPune to at- on the 2015 shortstory Maoist the writer.The duo’s secondfilm NOTICE FOR EMPANELMENT OF COLLECTION AGENCIES agitationissuetoUnionMinister and that solarpower, andnot fos- tend aparty workers' rally, or- by SHareesh,who wonthe together is the upcoming IDBI Bank Ltd invites application for empanelment of Collection Agencies for Retail of Statefor PortsMansukh sil fuels, is the wayforward. ganisedfor the BJP candidate prestigious JCB Prize for Malayalam science fiction film Loans viz. Home Loan, Mortgaged Loan, Vehicle Loan, Personal Loan and Mandviya,whoisexpectedto visit However, none of theseargu- contesting the Punegraduates' Literature this year forhis novel Churuli. Education Loan, MSME, Other Agri, and KCC, for Kolkata Zone. Interested parties Goasoon.Inthepastfew months, mentsorfacts have been re- and teachers' constituency polls Moustache(original Malayalam The 93rdAcademyAwardsis may forward their applications with complete profile and supporting documents to the agitation againstcoal trans- futed or challenged by you, or forthe LegislativeCouncil. title Meesha). Jallikattu has been scheduledfor April25, 2021. IDBI Bank Ltd, Retail Collections Department, Zonal Office, 2nd Floor,#44, porthasgainedmomentumwith anyofthe officials, though the Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata –700017. villagers protesting againstdou- subject has been araging con- Please visit our site www.idbibank.in for details of the proposal. 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§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA On ‘love jihad’,BJP picks up batonfromvigilantegroups . BECAUSETHE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL Police, judicial apparatus have aidedthis move

NEW OLD AMERICA Christophe Jaffrelot

Biden has ateam that harks backtoObama administration. “LOVEJIHAD” IS hitting the headlines again, Parivar(or affiliated)brigades stalk interfaith something already evident from the but this old wine appears todayinadifferent marriages in whichthe bride is aHindu. Citizenship Amendment Act(2019). This But he maynot find it easy to step over all of Trump’s legacy bottle, as the BJP is taking over from vigilante Thejudicialapparatushas alsocontributed process is bound to transform India officially groups. to thisvigilanteagenda, asis evidentfrom the intoanethnic democracy,likeIsrael —where NANNOUNCINGHIS national security team lateTuesday, US president-elect Joe The notion of “love jihad” firstappearedin case concerning Hadiya, ayoung Hindu mixed marriages arepractically impossible. Biden declaredthat “America is back”. That ringing affirmation is repudiation Gujarat in 2007,priortoresurfacing in 2009 woman of Kerala who had convertedto Islam But thisnew,law-basedversion of the of the defeated incumbentDonald Trump’s “America First” framework. in Kerala and in Karnataka under the auspices in 2015 andmarriedaMuslimman in 2016. Hindunationalistfight againstinter-religious Throughouthis campaign,Biden attackedTrumpfor abandoning America’s of Pramod Muthalik, aformerRSS member Herparentspetitionedthe court, claimingshe marriagesreflectsanother major change.The I whofoundedhis ownvigilantegroup, SriRam had been forciblymarriedand converted,de- firstideologues of Hindutvawerenot against global leadership,retreatingfromforeign militarycommitments,trashing US Sene, and who defineditasfollows:“In love ji- spiteher insistence that she had acted of her thesemarriages. On the contrary, VD Savarkar, security alliances, wrecking global institutions likethe WHO and WTO, closing America’s had, fanatic boys areencouraged to attract ownfreewill.The state’shigh courtsidedwith in Hindutva: Who is aHindu? considers that borders, walking out of agreementsonmitigating climatechange and containing Iran’s young Hindu girls outside ice cream parlours, the parents, invalidated the marriageinMay anon-Hindu would become partofthe na- nuclear weapons programme. Biden’s criticism has hugeresonance in the US establish- schools, colleges and theatres …This is an or- 2017 and placedHadiya under their guardian- tion if he or she “adopts our land as his or her ment that reacted with shockand anger to Trump’s challenge to all the major premises ganisedefforttodemoralise the Hindu com- ship, arguing that this “vulnerable girl” had countryand marries aHindu”. Suchmarriages of Americaninternationalism afterthe Second WorldWar.Now the appointment of many munity”. probablybeen thevictimofIslamistgroups. were good things forSavarkar and his follow- familiar figuresfromthe Obama Administration suggests areturntothe old order in This rhetoric came out in public in 2014.In Her husband appealed the decision in the ers, because theyinsistedthat the same blood September of that year,afew months after Supreme Court whichordered the National wasrunninginthe veinsofthe Hindus and Washington. Biden’s team comesasabig relief to America’s friends and partners who NarendraModi wasvoted intooffice, two InvestigationAgency to investigateapossible those who had convertedto another religion: have struggled to cope with the administrative disorder and policydisruptions unleashed weeklymagazines by theRSS, Organiser and Islamistconspiracy. The NIA saidthat sucha Race,akey word in Savarkar’slexicon,waspo- by Trump. China, too, will hope that an internationalistBiden might be moreopen fora Panchjanya,devotedtheir coverstories to “love Once on acase,warriors ploycould notberuledout, and that Hadiya’s tentiallyacementing force. Today, by contrast, resetinbilateral relations and eschewthe all-out confrontation initiated by Trump. jihad,” the latter showingthe photo of an Arab case wasnot an isolated one.Without wait- MuslimsareseenbyHindu nationalists as im- So is Trump’s “America First” an aberration that is about to be turnedintoanamus- wearing akeffiyehand darkglasses beneath against “love jihad” resort to ing forthe probe’s findings, the judges released possible to assimilate, as if theybelonged to a ing anecdote in US political evolution? Notsofast. Trumpwas merely channeling the whichread the title, “Pyar andha ya dhanda?” tactics ranging from her intoparental custody.But when theysaw different species. (Is love blind or is it abusiness?). the investigation results, theyruledinMarch This logicharksbacktothenotionofcaste deepening popular discontentagainst the ravagesofendless wars, and aglobalismthat disinformation to In reaction to “love jihad”, the Sangh intimidation to coercion. 2018 that her marriagewas valid. endogamythat BJPleaders supportpublicly wasseentodecimate American jobs andopen American society to amassive influxofim- Parivarlaunchedacounter-offensive to pre- If vigilantegroups, includingthe Bajrang —asevidentfrom Om Birla’s recent speechon migrants. That the contestfor the presidency wasaclose one in the American heartland vent young Hindu womenfrombeing wooed Parents of girls who choose Dal, have been the main instrumentsofthe the occasion of aBrahmin “Parichay suggests that the resistance to therestoration of globalism will notsimplydisappearwith by Muslim men. Theyformedspecial groups, to enter into alove marriage anti-“love jihad”campaign, the BJP has grad- Sammelan”. As Satish Poonia, the Rajasthan Trump’s defeat. Equallyimportant is the palpable disappointment of the progressives suchasthe Hindu Behen Beti Bachao Sangh- with aMuslim do not uallyusedittoo.The party consideredovertly BJP chief, said even morerecently, “In our cul- who backedBiden with great gusto.Theydisapproveofhis turn to the old ruling caste. arsh Samiti. Activists offeredtohelp parents hesitate,sometimes, to turn exploiting it ahead of by-elections in UP 2014. ture, marriage isn't justanindividual choice, it While India mustwaittosee howBiden governs in these hardtimes, Delhi has reasons wholamented their daughter’s marriagetoa The BJP’s stateunit includeditinits pro- also encompassesapproval of religion and so- Muslim and developedanetwork of inform- to Hindu vigilante groups to gramme before decidingagainst it.But the ciety”. Indeed, the fight against“love jihad” to bepleasedwiththeappointmentof AntonyBlinkenasthenewSecretaryofState andJake ers in police stations andcourtswherepar- bring their child back into party made it acampaign issue during the bearstestimonyofadevalorisation of individ- Sullivanasthe national security adviser.Blinkenand Sullivan held senior positionsinthe ents mightgotoreportamissing daughter, the fold. But organisations 2017 elections. And shortlyafter forming his ual freedom, in particular of women, who are Obama Administrationand SouthBlockhas dealt with them on manyissues. The newchief file acomplaint forabduction, or to keep abre- cabinet, Yogi Adityanath established“anti- seen as incapable of deciding whom to marry of national intelligence, AvrilHaines, served in the StateDepartment and the WhiteHouse astofacase. This networkofinformers indi- in the Sangh Parivar orbit Romeo squads” to “protect” women —inpar- and as vulnerable to being seduced. before shewasappointedastheDeputyDirectorof theCentralIntelligenceAgencyby Obama. cates the degree of osmosis that exists be- have also sought to prevent ticular from Muslims. Anotherold syndrome, the idea of the John Kerry, who will translateBiden's intense commitment to addressing climatechangeis tween the stateapparatus and the Sangh interfaith marriages even Today, the BJP is going one step further in Hindus’ demographic decline, alsoneeds to Parivar. the states it rules by announcingnew laws.On be factored in: Inter-religious marriagesap- no stranger forIndia. He served as Obama’s SecretaryofState afteralong stint as US Senator when parents were not Once on acase, warriors against“love ji- November 18,NarottamMishra, BJP Madhya pear as partlyresponsible forthis declinein fromMassachusetts.SouthBlock wouldalsohopethatthenewdefencesecretarywouldbu- had”resorttotactics ranging from disinfor- opposed. Notonly have the Pradesh Home Minister said: “Weare going the Hindu nationalist worldview, in spiteof ildontherapidexpansionofbilateralsecuritycooperationthathasstrongbipartisansupport mationto intimidation to coercion.Parentsof police sometimes annulled to table the Madhya Pradesh Dharm the fact thatthe majority community still rep- intheUSandanew enthusiasminNewDelhi.BidenislikelytobeastoughontradeasTrump girlswho choose to enter into alovemarriage marriages (in total disregard Swatantrey Bill, 2020,inthis winter session resents80per cent of society.But the “fear of and Delhi needs to find creative ways to resolve sharpening trade tensions with the US. with aMuslim do nothesitate, sometimes, to forthe lawwhen the bride in December againstlovejihad,whichmeans small numbers” (touse Arjun Appadurai’s turn to Hindu vigilantegroups to bring their awoman is forcedor luredbyapersonofother phrase) is all pervasive when cultivatedforpo- child backintothe fold. But organisations in and groom are both of age), religion formarriageand later she is tortured larisingsocieties.TheAhmadisofPakistancan the Sangh Parivarorbit have also sought to but it has also let Sangh forconversion.” Nowthe UP cabinethas testify to this (ir)rationality. ROLL IT BACK prevent interfaith marriages even when par- Parivar (or affiliated) cleared adraft ordinancetocheck“unlawful entswerenot opposed. Notonlyhavethe po- brigades stalk interfaith religious conversions” linked to “interfaith The writer is senior research fellowatCERI- lice sometimes annulledmarriages (in total marriages”. Sciences Po/CNRS, Paris, and professor of UP government’s ordinanceoninter-faith marriageisa disregardfor the lawwhen the bride and marriages in whichthe bride Suchalaw would illustratethe transition Indian politics and sociology at groom arebothofage), but it has also letSangh is aHindu. from adefactotoade jureHindu Rashtra, King’s India Institute trespass on fundamental freedoms

YCLEARINGANordinance that enables the statetopolice and punish in- ter-faithmarriages with“the sole intention of changing agirl’sreligion”, the Uttar Pradesh government has trespassedonaninalienable right guaran- teed by the ConstitutionofIndia —the freedom of an adult citizen to choose Bwho she livesand partners with, and to followany faith of her choice. In do- ASTRIKE FOR THE CONSTITUTION ing so, it becomes the firstBJP-ruledstate to frame alaw againstwhat the party describes as “love jihad”. It sets adangerous precedent that other BJP-ruledstateslikeMadhya Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka look eager to follow. It is under threat from thevery institutions that areexpected to safeguardit Under the provisions of the proposedlaw,the statecan choose to investigatethe mo- tivesbehind awoman’s changeofreligion andhas the powertoannul an inter-faith mar- DRaja riageifitfinds that itssole “purpose” is her religious conversion. This flies in the face of a constitutional fact:Neither clan council nor khap panchayat, and certainlynot ademo- ON NOVEMBER 26,1949, the Constituent apexcourtwas discouraging petitions under whowentto reportthe incidentwasarrested cratic government, has the licence to vetpersonal choices as right or wrong. Allowing Assemblysubmittedthe draftConstitution. A Article 32 of the Constitution. That article de- andchargedwithseriousoffences.Hecontin- thepolice to examinesubjective “intentions” of men and women entering amarriage daybeforethe submission,BRAmbedkar, scribed by Ambedkar as the heartand soul of ues to languish in jail. veers intothought control —and sets the lawupfor rampant abuse. It also legitimises a head of the Drafting Committee, expressed the Constitution empowers aperson to di- The outrageous manner in whichthe rank communal fantasy —the alleged conspiracy by virile Muslim men to lure and con- concern about “what would happen to her rectlyapproachthe SC to seek remedy forthe Constitution and constitutional morality are vert gullible Hindu women. It continues the cynical politics that seekstomarshal Hindu [India’s] democratic Constitution?” Decades violation of fundamental rights. During the discardedbythe powers that be is creating unity by stoking the anxieties about the Muslim Other —and enshrines it in law. Under later, Ambedkar’s fears seem to be coming debateonArticle 32, Ambedkar had said: “If I fertileconditions forafascistdictatorship. If true.TheConstitutionisunderthreat from the wasasked to name anyparticular Articlein the executive,legislatureand judiciaryviolate fire forthe Hathras gang-rape, the Yogi Adityanath government has sought to deflect crit- very same institutions —the legislature, ex- this Constitution as the mostimportant —an the spiritofthe Constitution,then therewould icism by emphasisingmeasures takenfor the securityand “respect” of women—the ecutive and judiciary—thatare expected to Articlewithoutwhichthis Constitutionwould beutter lawlessness. It is,therefore, pertinent “love jihad”ordinanceisbeing peddledasanother suchmove. But that the law’s scrutiny safeguardit.TheNarendraModigovernment be nullity—Icould notrefer to anyother that these three organs of the governmentset is speciallyfocussedonawoman’s changeoffaith reveals the patriarchal paranoia behind startedthe practice of celebrating November Article exceptthis one.It is theverysoulofthe worthy examples by upholding the it. The rhetoric of protection, indeed, disguises amanic fear of female sexuality that will 26 as Constitution Day. Butthe Sangh Parivar It is tragic that the Constitution andthe very heart of it”.Ifthe Constitutionandadheringto the principlesof notbecontainedbycaste and clanbarriers, whichisusedtopolice women'slives and hasemergedasthe biggestthreat to constitu- institutions of governance Supreme Courtdiscourages people taking re- constitutional morality.Time has come to tional values. course to the “the heartand soul” of the bring in the Directive Principles of the choices, oftenbyviolence, as is evident in the history of “honour killings”. are flattening the The waylegislation that negatethe Constitution in acalculated Constitution, then whichinstitution would Constitution to empowerthe people and en- TheAllahabad High Courtrecently overturnedthe HC judgment that questioneda essence of the Constitution is introducedand ensureand empowerpeople to adhere to the surejustice —social, political and economic. “conversion justfor marriage”, whichwas cited by the UP CM to bringthis ordinance, as passed, while ignoring deliberation, proves manner and in flagrant Constitution and encouragethem to imbibe Againstthisbackdropofevents,thework- “bad in law”. It pointed out that in the eyes of lawaman and awoman arenot onlymem- the mala fide intent of the government. violation of equityand constitutional values? ers andpeasants—the urbanand ruralwork- bers of religions, but individuals with “free willand choice”.Byseeking to crampand con- Parliament is blatantlyunderminedand by- justice,whichare central to In the case of relief formigrant workers, ing people, in formal and informal sectors — strict the freedom of the individual, the Yogi Adityanath government imperils the larger passed. If Parliament becomes redundant, the majestyofthe rule of law. the SC had initiallyobserved that issues con- arestaging anation-wide strike. Trade unions freedoms of aconstitutional democracy.Itmustwithdraw the proposedlaw. democracy will bein peril. Thepassageofthe cerning migrant labourers fell within the do- and organisations of peasantsand rural poor anti-farmer farm bills and anti-worker labour It wasdemonstrated in the main of public policyand hence therewas areraising notonlyeconomic demands and codes is anexample of howundemocratically most unfortunate way,when hardlyany scope forjudicial intervention. By rights, but theyare on the streetsalso to save legislation is pushedthrough. none other than the Chief the time the SC took up the matter,millions the Constitution and democracy itself. While It is tragic that the institutions of gover- had sufferedunimaginable hardships. the countryobserves the Constitution Day, the A WORD IS NOTENOUGH nance areflattening the Constitution in acal- Justice of the Supreme Court In Hathras, ayoung Dalit woman was general strikeisdemonstrating the wayfor- culated manner and in flagrant violationof (SC) observed on two rapedand brutallyassaulted by peoplebe- ward.The workingpeople whofoughtfor the In times of Covid-19, it seems languageisas equity and justice, whichare central to the occasions that the apex court longing to high castes. Later,her dead body freedom of the country, arestanding up today majesty of therule of law. It wasdemonstrated wasdiscouraging petitions wascremated despitethe plea of her family to save the Constitution and the Republic of flummoxedasthose who use it in the mostunfortunateway,when none nottodoso. The statemachineryallegedly India. other than the Chief Justice of the Supreme under Article 32 of the threatenedthe familyofthe victim, telling N2018, THE Oxforddictionarychose“toxic” —asin“toxic masculinity”, partic- Court(SC) observedontwo occasions that the Constitution. them nottospeak to the media. Ajournalist The writer is general secretary,CPI ularly relevant in the light of #MeToo —asits new“word of the year”. Lastyear, “climate emergency” made the cut. Since then, in the seemingly interminable time the earth is taking to traverse an elliptical path around the sun, apandemic Ihas struckand work,love, friendship, societies and economies have been funda- mentallyaltered.Somuchsothat even foradictionary,awordisnot enough. NOVEMBER 26, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO Earlier thisweek,the OxfordEnglish Dictionarydeclared that it hasnot chosen aword for2020 because this is “a year whichcannotneatlybeaccommodatedin onesingle word”. PRICE RISE STABILISES country’s economy. theOpposition refusingtoend theprotests. Instead, anumber of newadditions to the globalEnglish lexicon have found mention, in- THE OUTLOOK FORthe country’s economy Leaders of the Akali Dal (Longowal), CPM cluding “coronavirus”,“mail in”, “unmute”and,ofcourse, “lockdown”.With theflurryof is good, according to Union Finance POLICE ATROCITIES andCPI said that theywerereadytohold words, though, what the good people at the Oxforddictionary's office arereally saying is MinisterRVenkataraman. He basedthis THE LOKSABHA Speaker has called fora talkswith the government but thereshould optimistic assessment on projections of 10 reportfromthe government on the alleged notbeany preconditions. The strikebystu- this: 2020 has leftthem speechless.Every year,the word they choose indicates atrend, a per cent increase in food and power blinding of criminals in Bihar by thestate’s dents, however, seems to be petering out. newusagethat distills adebate. In COVID-19times, it would appear that language, the production next year,coal production of police.Police atrocities were thetopicof root of allidentity,isasflummoxedasthose who use it. Arewedigitalcreaturesnow,who 110-112million tonnesand the fact that adjournmentand call-in-attention motion BRITS AND KIWIS “unmute” ourselveswhile working from home forabrief spellofsocialcontact? Is democ- rising prices have played themselvesout. by Oppositionmembers,especially those NEWSMEN COVERINGPRINCE Charles’ visit racy andpolitics going to be an armchair affair,and voting challengedfor the newforms it The monthlyrateofincrease in prices from the CommunistParty of India to the Nehru Memorial Museum were has taken? And what of old wordswhichhaveacquirednew,devastatingovertones —the have stabilisedtoaround one per cent and (Marxist) and JanataParty.Several mem- rudelyejected by the assistant press secre- this is no small achievement in an inter- bers alsoreferredtothe attacks on jour- tary to the Queen, Brian Hutchings, who “migrant”has become infusedwith newmeaning in India, as millionsjourneyedonfoot. national inflationarysituation, he added. nalists in Rajasthan and Orissa. told them no “press wasallowednear the Thereis, however, asilverlining in this speaking silence. Scientific terms have entered The finance ministerwas replying to a Prince here”. When asked if theBritishdid everydaylanguagelikenever before,and across the board, newwords areemerging at six-hour discussion on risingprices in the PUNJAB STRIKE notwant the visit of the prince reported, an unprecedented pace. Perhaps in ayear that theworld stood still, people managed to Lok Sabha.Heusedthe occasion to offera THE THREE-DAY STRIKE againstthe recent Hutchings replied, “I am notBritish”. It was collectively expand their minds. mid-term appraisal of the stateofthe rise in bus faresinPunjab continueswith later found out that he is aNew Zealander.

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Theyhave hand, economic output, and thereforegov- FY05 FY07 FY09 FY11 FY13 FY15 FY17 FY19 Ram Madhav systemssuitedto theirgenius.We musthave ernmentrevenues,areshrinking,whileonthe ours suited to ours… Ihavedescribeditas other,the government has to spend moreto States RamRajya —sovereigntyof thepeoplebased safeguardlives and livelihoods. 40.0 16.0 THEPOPULARunderstandingaboutdemoc- onpure moralauthority,”hewroteinHarijan The effect of this goes farbeyond awiden- racies is that theyare elected governments. in January 1937. ing of the deficit. It has far-reaching conse- 30.0 12.0 But democracies do notrun merelyonthe BRAmbedkar toodescribeddemocracy quencesfor both the Centre’s and states’ abil- basisof electedgovernments.In2,500years, inIndiaas“onlyatop-dressing”onanIndian ity to invest and liftthe economyout of the 20.0 8.0 democracies have developedsystems of ef- soil “whichisessentiallyundemocratic”. In currentphase.Italsomeansmoreborrowings. ficient checks andbalances —elected and his famous “Three Warnings” speech, Andasstateshave agoodpartoftheirrevenue unelectedinstitutions.Suchabalanceiscrit- Ambedkar warnedthat only constitutional 10.0 stream comingfromthe Centre, it changes 4.0 ical to their success. meansandinstitutionsshouldbeusedhere- their debt servicingability forthe worse. In recordedhistory,the Greekswerethe afterinstead of the meansusedduring the First, considerthe revenue side. Notsur- 0.0 0.0 firsttoexperiment with models of govern- freedom movement.Healso underscored prisingly,inthe firsthalf of the fiscal —April- FY05 FY07 FY09 FY11 FY13 FY15 FY17 FY19 ment.Thereweremonarchies, oligarchies the importance of socialdemocracy forthe September—theCentre’snetrevenue(taxand and democracies among theGreek city- successof politicaldemocracy.Bothwerere- non-tax) collection stood at Rs 5.5 lakhcrore ■■ Debt/GDP(%) ■■ Interestpayment/Revenuereceipts(%) states of the 5th CenturyBCE. Aristotle, the spondingto theexperiencesof theirtimes— or merely27.3per cent of thebudget forthe ■■ Interestpayment/GDP(%)-RHS ancientGreekphilosopher,wrote thatwhile Gandhi wasreferring to the tyrannyofthe fullfiscal year (compared to 41.6 per cent of ■■ RevenueReceipts/GDP(%)-RHS monarchieswere forthebenefitof themon- Britishrule and Ambedkar wasresponding budgetedtargetcollectedinthefirsthalf of the archsand oligarchies forthe benefit of men to the oppressive caste system. Neither was previous fiscal year). Seen another way, rev- Source: CEIC, RBI, MoSPI withmeans, democracies were forthe ben- againstdemocracy,butbothwere againstthe enuecollectionsinthefirsthalf of theyearwere efit of men without means. Plato, Aristotle’s idea of “majoritarianrule”. ForGandhi, down32.5percentyear-on-year,ascompared guru, wasnot fullyinagreement. The city- democracymeanttheweakgettingthesame to anaverage15percentgrowthoverthesame stateofSparta wasanoligarchywhilethatof chance as the strong. ForAmbedkar,itwas periodinthe previous five fiscals. Athenswasaraw democracy.Spartansruled about giving voice to the voiceless. Presently, fiscaldata forthefirsthalfofthe over Athens forafewdecades.Whenthey Fordemocraciesto succeed,bothGandhi year(April-September) is availableonlyfor 11 left,theAtheniansheldacourttopunishthe andAmbedkarbelievedthattheparliamen- large or so callednon-special categorystates. supportersofthe Spartans. Twenty-one tarymajoritiesneedto berestrainedthrough As per our analysis,thesestates’ ownrevenue thousandAthenians,allmenfromprivileged constitutional ethics and public morality. is down 21.5 per cent year-on-year as com- backgrounds, assembledinastadium and Constitutionalethicsisaboutleadersrespect- pared to the previous five years’ average CRSasikumar votedtodeclarethe philosopher Socratesa ingconstitutionalorder,conventionsandin- growth of 10.4percent.Ifweadd the Centre’s the budgetedtarget of Rs 6.22 lakhcrore, while taxpoolfrom32per cent to 42 percentbe- collaborator with the Spartans. He wassen- stitutions.TheAmericanshave awrittencon- transfer to thesestates, then the declinein rev- revenue expenditurewas down just9per ginning in 2015-16, courtesy of the 14th tencedtodeath,promptingPlatotodismiss stitution, the British don’t. Yet, both enue forthe latter reduces to 16.5 per cent. cent. On the other hand, the Centre’s actual FinanceCommission).Thisexplainsstates’ fi- Atheniandemocracy as a“kleptocracy” —a developedhealthyconventions that safe- Ergo,the shortfall in states’ revenue seems less capital expenditurewas along budgetedlines. nancial vulnerability when theydonot receive stateofunrestrainedpolitical corruption. guard theirdemocracies.Thereisabeautiful steep thanthat in theCentre’s. Butit is impor- To beableto maintaintheirspendinginthe adequateand timelyfunds from the Centre. Democracyhastravelledalongwayfrom convention in America of the outgoing tant to note that the states’ revenue shortfall is face of suchasharp declineinrevenue, gov- The bottom line is thatwith the slowdown those times. It has witnessed theriseofdic- President leaving ahand-written letter for partlymitigated by central transfers. ernmentshavebeen forced to increase bor- in growth, and as aconsequence in govern- tators likeHitler and Mussolini, but also theincomingone,whichthenewincumbent What has been the impact of suchalarge rowings. So farthis year,boththe Centre’s as ment's revenues (for both, the Centreand manygreatdemocrats.Eventoday, Vladimir of the WhiteHouse would gettosee on the fall in revenue collections? Mostdirectly, the well as the states’market borrowing have in- states), debt servicing forstates, whichlooked Putin in Russiaand Joe Biden in America get firstday inoffice.“Weare justtemporaryoc- Centre’s total expenditurehas declined0.6 per creasedby50per centyear-on-year(bothun- comfortable, is settobecome burdensome. elected through democratic electionsvery cupantsofthis office. That makes us centyear-on-yearduring the firsthalfofthe dertakeborrowingsinaddition to those from Combinedwith rising debt levels, this differentfromoneanother.The differenceis guardians of thosedemocratic institutions current financialyear.This is ledbyan11.6per the market). This means that debt levels are means thatstates areunlikelytopush up their that in the world’s successful democracies andtraditions—likeruleof law, separationof cent decline in capital expenditure, with rev- settorisesharply. At theendof 2019-20,over- capital expenditure. The ReserveBankof likethe US, UK and India, thereisafine bal- powers,equalprotectionandcivilliberties… enue expendituremildlyup1per cent. all general government debt stood at anine- India’s recent publication “State Finances: A ance between the elected and non-elected Regardless of the pushand pullofdailypol- Forthe 11 states,total expenditureand yearhighof 76.7percentof GDP(50.4percent Study of Budgetsof2020-21” also found that institutionswithenough safeguards. itics, it’s up to us to leave thoseinstruments capital spending have contracted by 1.5per forthe Centreand 26.3 percent forthe states). capital spendingby statesturns out to bepro- Therewas much scepticism about the of our democracy at leastasstrong as we centand23.4 percentrespectively,whilerev- If we take astepbacktotakeacloser look cyclical, that is, it tends to be lowerduring a ideaofuniversal adult franchiseduringthe foundthem”,BarackObamawroteinhislet- enueexpenditures have grownby1.5 percent. at howthe debt and itsservicingindicators lowgrowth phase,and vice versa. Besides, the making of the Indian Constitution. But tertoDonaldTrumpinJanuary2017. The Since the bulk of the revenue expenditureis have movedinrecent yearswefind that while If we take astep back to take spendingsensitivity to debt is higher at adebt Rajendra Prasad, the chairman of the electedmustprotectalltheunelectedinstru- committedin nature, itis difficult to prune this the Centre’s debt/GDP has trendeddown- acloser look at howthe debt ratio of greater than 25 per cent. ConstituentAssembly, whobecamethefirst mentsofdemocracy –judiciary, mediaand expenditure. Evenwithinthat,allocationsfor ward,the states’ debt to GDPratiohastrended Currently, 12 large states have adebt to President of India,assured the Assembly’s civicorganisations. pension and subsidiesare down 10 per cent up since 2015-16. But surprisingly,the ratio of and its servicing indicators GSDP (gross statedomestic product) ratio of membersabouttherawpoliticalwisdomof Gandhi’s greateremphasis wasonpub- and 20 per cent,respectively.Growth in over- interestpaymentstorevenuereceipts for have moved in recent years over 25 per cent, sevenofwhichhavearatio theaverageIndianasalsothestrengthof the lic morality.Heinsistedthat forIndia’s all revenueexpenditure is stillhigherforstates, states —one of the indicators of debt sustain- we find that while the greater than 30 per cent (Punjab has the high- other institutions to safeguardthe demo- democracy to succeed, the Congress should arguably, as theyare at the forefront of the ability whichgenerallymovesinsync withthe Centre’sdebt/GDP has estratio at 40 per cent). The situation is setto craticprocess.Sevendecadesof India’sdem- convertitself intoaloksevaksanghandwork fight againstthe pandemic.Moreimportantly, debt ratio —has continuedtotrend down. worsen and morestatesare expected to end ocraticexperiencebeartestimonytothepo- at the grassroots forsocial, economic and health beingastate subject (statesspend alit- That is, the twopaths have diverged. trended downward,the up having debt to GSDP ratio of 25 per cent. litical maturityofthe Indian people. moral independence of the people.True tle overtwoand ahalf times that by the Centre This isbecauseof continuouslyimproving states’ debt to GDP ratio has Consequently, overall investmentscould However, India has had itsown bruises Gandhians chose syndication at the grass- onmedicalandpublichealth),stateswill have revenue streamsfor thestates, while the in- trended up since 2015-16. But take asubstantial hit this fiscal year with the duringthisperiod.TheinfamousEmergency rootsratherthanelection to Parliament or to shoulder amajor partofthe health expen- terest outgoremainedonafixed path. States’ government’s and the private sector’s ability of IndiraGandhitaughtanimportantlesson legislative assemblies. ditureburden on account of the pandemic. revenue/GDP ratio rose from 13.3 per cent in surprisingly,the ratio of and willingness to invest impaired,despite that Parliament, the elected branch of India’s democracy,asenvisaged by the An important aside: While both the Centre 2015-16to14.5 per cent in 2019-20. interest payments to revenue the fall in interestrates (adjusting forinflation, democracy oftendescribed as the“temple makersofitsConstitution,thrivedessentially and states have cut capitalexpenditure, the Remember that states’ revenue comprises receipts forstates —one of real ratesare even lower). The private sector of democracy”, can becomeacircus and becauseofthe respect of the leadersfor eth- latter have cut it by moreastheyface aharder theirown revenue as well as transfers from the indicatorsofdebt will remain wary of investing as demand un- democraciescan be imperilledifthe rulers ical constitutionalism and moral activism of budget constraint. This is worrying as states the Centre(whichincludes both taxdevolu- certainty continues, and capacity utilisation succeedinjeopardising the otherpillars like the grassroots activists.Neithershouldsee undertake morethan 60 per cent of the over- tion andgrants). If notfor thehigher growthin sustainabilitywhich remainslow,atanaverage 58.6 per cent so far the judiciary andfreepress. the other as an enemy andtryto bringthem all general government capital expenditure. transfers from the Centre, this indicator of debt generally moves in sync with thisyear,way belowthe 71.9 percent seenlast Mahatma Gandhi wasnot abig admirer down. In fact, over the past fewyears,toadhereto sustainability would have stagnated. the debt ratio —has year.Hence, it might awhile before thecylin- of the parliamentarysystem. He neverut- theirfiscal consolidationroadmaps,states The shareofcentral transfers in states’ rev- continued to trend down. der of public investment starts firing. teredaharshword against anybodybutused The writer is member,boardofgovernors, have curtailed capital spending. Forinstance, enue increasedfromaround 42 per cent in wordssuchas“sterilewoman” and“prosti- India Foundation in 2019-20, capital expenditurebystatesstood 2014-2015 to around 47 per cent in 2019-20 That is, the twopaths have Joshi is chief economistand Verma is senior at Rs 4.97lakh crore, down 20 per cent from (largelydue to arise in shareofthe divisible diverged. economistCRISIL Ltd LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Congress’s memory-keeper DANGEROUSMOVE THISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘Opencau- IDEAS tiously’ (IE, November 25). The dangers AhmedPatel had asense of party’s history,and futurechallenge posedtooverall financialstability by let- ONLINE ting industrialhouseshaveaccess to rel- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS SheelaBhatt atively inexpensivecapital in the form of householdsavingsthrough banks, how- ever legallyregulated,are fartoo greatto ● ONERATIONCARD,MANY FORAHMED Patel, May18, 2004,was an un- againsther would, to agreat extent, wane. and the trustdeficit within. the senior leadersofthe party to uniteintheir riskatthealtarof liberalisationof owner- LEFTBEHIND:SAMEET forgettable day. It wassofor his party,too. Afterall,heandafew senior Congressleaders In that historicmeetingat10, Janpath, in fight againstthe rising waveofHindutvaby ship norms. The IWG’s suggestion that PANDAANDVIPULKUMAR On May13, the BJP,under the leadership of hadhelpedmakepossible the striking meta- May2004, Patelwas told that Sonia Gandhi understandinganddecodingModi’s strengths contradictstheexpertadviceneedsto be Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had lostthe election. The morphosis of Sonia Gandhi from 1998 on- wouldn’t want the newgovernment to get and the BJP’s strategies. The Modi-ledBJP had rejected outrightbythe RBI’s decision ● CONSTITUTION,ALIVING countrywas surprisedbythe unexpectedvic- wards, when she became the Congress pres- weakenedatthe outsetbythe fierce opposi- been lucky to confront aCongress whichhas makers. DOCUMENT:RAMESH tory of the Congress-ledUPA. ident. tion to her“foreign origins”. been steadilyweakeningwithin since 2004. SSPaul, Nadia POKHRIYALNISHANK Ahmedbhai wasthrilledasthe results In viewofthe street protestsorganisedby Sonia wasgraceful and reticent in refus- Modi’s rise wasmade easier because of fis- pouredin.Onthe night of May13,hegave me the BJP, it hadbecome clear that thethen ingher party’s offer, but Rahul wasagitatedin sures within the Congress party. PLANAHEAD arareinterview,and spoke extensively on Congresspresident’spossible elevation to the his concern forhis mother’s security.Heand Thenarrowand spurious debateof“com- www.indianexpress.com Sonia Gandhi. Ahmedbhai wasadifficult highestpoliticalofficewould divide the coun- Patelhad abitter exchange, whichmay have munalversus secular” wasn’t what Patelrec- THIS REFERSTOtheeditorial, 'Beforethe politician to interview, he would notopen up try. But Ahmedbhaiwas quintessentiallya sowedthe seeds of distrustbetween them, ommended to his party.“Eman shun vale (it firstshot’ (IE, November 25). Auniversal ONLYTOGETHER easily. We knew eachother since 1980 but I Gujarati who would find a jugaad forevery and costthe Congress heavily. It destabilised won’t lead to anyoutcome)”, he would say immunisation program that is expected could gethim to speak on Sonia Gandhi, on critical problem. the decision-makingprocesswithinthe party when Iasked forhis views on some sensitive to covermorethanabillion people be- THIS REFERS TO thereport,‘Firstsignsof the record, onlyin2004. On the morning of May18, the Gandhi establishedunder Sonia Gandhi. The length- communal matter.The newmembers of longingtoall agegroupsinaspan of two thaw: CaptaininvitesSidhuoverforlunch Listening to him hold forthonSonia familymet to discuss the pros and cons of ening distance between Ahmedbhai,the Rahul’s team sawAhmed bhaiasamember to threeyears is tooambitious. The poli- today’ (IE, November 25). Punjab Chief Gandhi in the interviewIcould gather that the mostdifficult political decisionoftheir Congress’s institutional memory-keeper,and of an opposing camp.Hefacedthe allegation cymakers in India and elsewhereare MinisterAmarinderSingh and Navjot Ahmedbhai would, in the coming weekend, lives. Afterthe family’s private meeting, Rahul Gandhi,heirto itsFirstFamily, only grew of “keeping the party weak in Gujarat to help awareofthe practicalaspect of anypro- Singh Sidhu seemedtobeengaged in a musterall the supportwithin the party and Ahmedbhai and one moresenior Congress since. the rise of Modi”. posedvaccinationdrive that intends to warofattrition.Buttheyhesitatetocross from leaders of thenon-BJP parties,toease leader drovedownto10, Janpath and joined Despitebeing in poweratthe Centrefor a Till 2014,Ahmedbhaiwouldget hundreds give acentpercentcoveragetoits entire theRubiconbecauseof thefearthattheir the passagefor her to succeedVajpayee. them. decade,the Congress couldnotconsolidateor of calls and severalVIP visitors daily. After population againstthe deadlyvirus. political movesmay notfructify.There At that point, he seemedtometobedriven Thatfatefulmeetingchangedmanythings expand itspresence in the states. Therewere Rahul became president, he washardlyen- Therehas to arationalprioritisationfor arealwaysrumoursgaloreaboutCaptain by hisstrong feelingsforthelateRajiv Gandhi, and itsreverberations eventuallybecame a no significantgrassroots activities to ensurea gagedinparty activity.Itwas only when he accessibilityinthe short run,but in the and Sidhu shifting their loyalties in the morethan anything else. He waskeen to en- contributing factor in the rise of Narendra strengthening of the different wings of the playedaswiftand decisive role to help stitch long run, initiatives, likeidentifying un- Congress and even jumping ship. Now surethat “Rajiv’s widowand the inheritor of Modi. That’swhat Ahmedbhai believed—and party.For aparty in power, keeping the organ- the unlikelycoalition thatformedthe govern- affectedandaffectedbutcuredindividu- withNarendraModitakingnoprisoners the Gandhi family’slegacy” would become sharedwithmewhen Imet himjust72hours isationalactivitiesgoing isalsoimportant, and ment in Maharashtratokeepthe BJPout of als and placedthemundersome kind of whenitcomes to dealingwith his polit- prime minister. Of course, he wasacutely before Modi wonpowerinNew Delhi on May the absence of it will take atoll —that’s avital powerthatparty newcomers sawthe old watertightterritorialbubbles,needtobe icaladversaries,the opposition leaders awareofthe fierce and focusedopposition of 16,2014.Then,myquestionto himwas:Why lesson the BJPunder Modi’sleadership has Ahmedbhai in action again. devisedtoarrestthe spread of the musthaverealisedtheirpoliticalfortunes the BJP-RSS on the issueofSonia’s “foreign ori- did Congress become so weak afterbeingin learnt from the Congress rule of 2004-2014. infection. will be safeonlybystickingtogether. gins”. However, he thought that once she oc- powerfor 10 long years? Amongstmany Patelknewthe Modi phenomenon better The writer is asenior journalist and Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur cupiedthe seat of powerthe opposition things, he said it washit by ageneration gap than anyCongressman, but he could notget contributing editor to rediff.com

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SIMPLY PUT QUESTION &ANSWER Lung fibrosis, Covid-19’s lasting signature

Severe scarring of the lungsmay occurinperhaps 5-10per cent of patients. But giventhe large numbers of theinfected,doctors have warnedofa‘tsunami’

ity of the almost60millionpeople who have Some three decades ago, lung fibrosis was predict whichCovid-19patientsare likelyto more. Anti-fibrotic drugs arebelievedtobe ANURADHAMASCARENHAS contracted thevirus around the worldhave lesscommon. It usuallyoccursinelderly peo- progress to fibrosis would be invaluable, the useful in patients with acuteseverityofin- PUNE,NOVEMBER25 had onlyamildormoderateinfection,about ple, wherethe lungs become stiffand the experts have said in the article. terstitial lung disease (ILD), Dr Udwadia said. 10%will develop severe Covid-19 pneumo- ability of oxygen to enter the blood circula- Dr Udwadiacited the caseofa45-year- Brig. (Dr) MSBarthwal, retired professor AS THE novelcoronavirus continues its nia, and 5% will develop AcuteRespiratory tion diminishes. If the Covid-19virus causes old non-smoker in intensive carewith severe and Head of Department of Pulmonary march across the globe—witness the cur- Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Giventhe overall lungfibrosisasasequelae to thecoronavirus Covid-19ARDS who progressed within28 Medicine at Pune’s Dr DYPatil Medical rent surgesinthe US and manyparts of numbers of those infected with SARS-CoV-2, disease pneumonia, large numbers of cases days to end stagefibrotic lung disease,de- College, Hospital andResearch Centre,said Europe and India —devastating pulmonary this still worksout to significant pulmonary maypotentiallyresultfromthe pandemic, spitereceiving remdesivir,tocilizumab, dex- thereare very fewstudies on whichanti-fi- fibrosis, the scarring or inflammation of the involvement in severalmillion individuals. Dr Sundeep Salvi, chestphysician anddirec- amethasone, and even 500mgpulses of brotic drugscan lessen the progression of fi- tissue around the air sacs of the lungs, which Indiahas had morethan92lakh cases and torofthe Pulmo CareResearch and methylprednisolone. brosis. Apartfromthe drugs, thereshould be leadstofatigue andshortness of breath,is over 1.34 lakh deaths so far. “Weare routinely Education Foundation, said. Nine months intothe pandemic in India, focus on supportive management as well — being reported in vast numbers of survivors. seeing this dreadfulfibrosis,”DrUdwadia The full fallout of the Covid-19epidemic steroids arenow partofstandardcarein giving home oxygen therapy, chestphysio- An article publishedinLung India,the said. Even backinJuly, Dr Randeep Guleria, remains to be seen,but knowledgeofclosely mostseverelyill hospitalisedCovid-19pa- therapy(breathingexercises under supervi- peer-reviewedmedical journal of the Indian Director,AIIMS, and the country’s leading pul- related coronavirus outbreakslikeSevere tients—however, theusual doses that most sion) and good nutrition, Dr Barthwal said. ChestSocietybypulmonologists Dr Zarir F monologist, had said post-Covid recovery AcuteRespiratorySyndrome (SARS) and receive do notseem sufficient to prevent According to Dr Udwadia, sinceitispa- Udwadia, Dr Parvaiz AKoul, and Dr Luca clinics mustextensively follow up on patients Middle EastRespiratorySyndrome (MERS) some of the patientsfrombeing leftwith tientswith the mostsevereARDS that are Richeldi, has underlinedthe problem of post- to see the impact of the virus on other organs hasled experts likeDrUdwadia to hypothe- Testing forCovid-19 at Mumbai’s Bandra residual lung shadows,DrUdwadia said. mostlikelytoend up with fibrosis, this might Covid-19interstitial lung disease (PC-ILD)— as well. “Wehaveseen anumber of patients sise that while the majority of patientswill station on Wednesday. Amit Chakravarty be thegroup to consider foruse of anti-fi- anothername forpulmonaryfibrosis —asa who have severe pneumonia, wherelungs stabilise or improveovertime, some will What role can anti-fibrotic drugs playin brotic drugs. Suchpatientswill generallyre- condition that chestphysicians will have ad- gettotallyscarred.Although theycome out, progress to advancedlung fibrosis or PC-ILD. the prevention and treatment of post- quireprolongedventilation withhigh oxy- dress and manageincreasinglymorefre- some of them requireoxygenathomeafter The sheer scale of the pandemic suggests abnormalities? Covid fibrosis? genrequirements, and perhapsanti-fibrotics quently. (‘Post-COVID lungfibrosis: The recovery.Three months down, CT scans have that physicians arelikelytoencounter po- It is toosoon to determine that,accord- That again, remains unclear at present. along with steroids, he said. tsunami that will followthe earthquake’) shownlungs areinbad shape,” Dr Guleriahad tentiallyhundredsofthousands of individu- ingtothe Lung India review(Udwadia et.al). But thereisarationale fortheir potential use- To better understand the natural course told TheIndian Express in an interview. als with PC-ILD, Dr Udwadia said. Those with moderate or severe disease, with fulness. of the disease, follow-up visitsare recom- Howcommon is lung fibrosis in Covid- persisting symptoms or with radiological ab- Covid and Idiopathic PulmonaryFibrosis mended, either remotely or in person,upto 19 patients? And howserious is the threat from lung Whichpatientsare at greatestrisk of normalities, would requirefurther investi- (IPF) have commondemographic factors — atotal duration of 36 months, basedonthe It’s quiteroutine. While the vast major- fibrosis? developing long-term pulmonary gation. An accurate biomarkerthatwould theyaffect males, the elderly and smokers degreeand extent of lung involvement.

CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD Mahatma’s iconicstatue,part of Parliament’s Being active could prevent 5mndeaths yearly: WHO identity, site of protest and veneration

UP TO 5million deaths sise that everyone, of all LIZMATHEW couldbeavoided each ages and abilities,can be NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 year if all adults, including physicallyactive andthat people living with chronic everytype of movement ONCE THE construction of the new conditionsordisability, counts. The guidelines Parliament House begins, the iconic statue devoteatleast150 to 300 come at atime when the of MahatmaGandhi,perhaps themostiden- minutes everyweek to PAPER novelcoronavirus pan- tifiable symbol of India’sParliamentafter the moderatetovigorous aer- demichas forced millions building itself, will be shifted to atemporary obicactivity,new guide- CLIP around the worldtostay location —tobekeptsafe, andtobeeventu- lines issuedbythe World at home, and curtailed allybrought backtothe premises. Health Organisation NEWGUIDELINES manyeverydayactivities. Parliament House officialstold The Indian (WHO) say. Statistics from the Express that thestatue would be placedat Forchildren and adolescents (5- WHO showone in four adults(27.5%) the main entrance of the newbuilding, once 17 years), the WHO has recom- and four out of five adolescents(81%) it wascomplete. mendedanaverage of 60 minutes of globallydonot meetthe 2010 WHO moderatetovigorous, mostlyaerobic, recommendations on physical activ- Awitness to history physical activity per dayall week long. ity.The direct healthcarecostisesti- If statues could recordthe goings-on be- Vigorous-intensity aerobic activities, mated at $54 billion;the lostproduc- fore them,this 16-footbronze statueofthe as well as those that strengthen mus- tivity is estimatedtocostanother $14 Fatherof theNationwould beamongthemost cles and bones, should be incorpo- billion. Almostnoimprovements valuable repositoriesof India’scontemporary ratedatleast3days aweek. have been seen in physical activity history.The Mahatma, seated in lotusposi- The guidelinesonphysical activ- levels over the pastdecade. tion,hasbeenamutewitnessto bothintense, The Mahatma’s iconic statue is oneofParliament’smostrecognisable features. Renuka Puri/Express Archive ity and sedentarybehaviour empha- ANURADHAMASCARENHAS thought-provoking debates as well as cacoph- onies—uproarious protests and slogan shout- ing —inParliamentforclose to three decades. overnightsit-in protestatthe statue,spread- The statue in frontofwhichthousands of Thestatue wasthe creation of RamV INDIA ACTIVE CASES 444,746 And alarge number of lawmakershaveatone ing sheets on thesmall lawn in front. visitors to ParliamentHouse pose forpictures, Sutar,now 95, who has also designedthe time or the other over the years stood or squat- wasunveiledonOctober 2, 1993 by then Statue of Unity,the world’s talleststatue, of tedatthe statue in symbolic protest. Areminder of values PresidentShankarDayal Sharma. It wasdo- Sardar Patel, in Gujarat. When Sutar was 500,000 It wasinfront of this statue that Rahul MPs cutting across party linessay the nated by the Urban DevelopmentMinistry, asked to design astatue forIndia Gate, he had 465,478 Gandhiheld his firstprotest againstthe “fre- statue holdsenormous meaning forthem. accordingtothe RajyaSabha website. made asmall model of Mahatma Gandhi in quent disruption” of Parliament by BJP MPs. Senior BJP leader and RajyaSabha MP Some Parliament officials said the statue meditative pose, recalledAnil RamSutar, The firstpicturesofRahul as an active Lok VinaySahasrabuddhe said the statue repre- wasnot meant forthe spotwhere it wasulti- Sutar’s son. 444,746 Sabha member showedhim —with sentsthe sense of gratitude the country has matelyinstalled,ratheritwas meant to be “Therewas acompetition, and partici- Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is nowwiththe BJP, forthe contribution of MahatmaGandhi to placedunder the canopyatIndia Gatefrom pantswereasked to makeastatue 2.5 feet 450,000 to his right—and otheryoungMPs likeJitin the world, his values and simplicity. whereastatue of King George Vhad been re- high. Prime MinisterMorarji Desai came to Prasada, Kuldeep Bishnoi, Sachin Pilot, and Forthe CPI’s DRaja, who served as MP for movedinthe mid-1960s. But it endedupat examine the entries when theyweredis- AjayMaken, sittinginfront of theGandhi 12 years,the statue symbolisesloveand Parliament House afterseveral leaders and playedatthe Central Public Works statue holding signs that said “Please Hear compassion foreveryone, and non-violence Gandhians opposedthe idea of placingthe Department (CPWD). He liked whatmyfa- LAST 10 DAYS Us” and “WeAlso Want To Speak”during the —amessagethat no MP should ever forget. Mahatma on apedestalvacated by the King ther made the best.Hewas so fascinatedby Nov15Nov 24 2005 Budget session. Congress MP Hibi Eden,who entered of Britain. it that he took it home to keep looking at it 400,000 ThelateTDP MP NaramalliSivaprasad Parliament forthe firsttime in 2019,said the Aformer senior official of Parliament re- forafewdays, andthenreturnedit,”Anil had photographers flocking to him everyday statue wasnever just adecorative piece. “It calledthat the latesocialist leader George RamSutar told The Indian Express.“Then Note: The Nov24figureinthis graphisbased on the government updateonNov 25 during the Budget session of 2018 whenhe means alot of values and principles we Fernandes raisedthe matter in Parliament. IndiraGandhibecame Prime Minister,and appeared before the statue in various get- should look up to.Wheneverthereisinjus- “He accused the(Congress) government of she toochecked all the statues and liked my ups —wearingasari, dressed as AdolfHitler, tice —againstthe people or when the leaving Gandhi in the middle of the road. So father's creation the most,” he said. INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLDTOTAL CASES as aChristian priest, as LordKrishna, as a Opposition is deniedjustice —wegoinfront the government immediatelymade arrange- Everyone wasimpressedbythe “seren- 9,222,216 59,961,235 maulvi, as Narada, etc. of the statuewhichsymbolisestoleranceand mentstobring the statuetoParliament, and ity and the peaceful expression”onthe face During Parliament’s Monsoon session non-violence. It also reminds us of the ex- place it in front of GateNo. 1,”the official said. of the Mahatma, Anil RamSutar said. There Source:MinistryofHealthandFamily Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, this year,held amidstthe Covid pandemic, pectations that the common citizen of the Another official said therewas also aplan to aretwo copies of the statue, he said —one is Welfare,updatedat11pmonNov25 updatedat11pmonNov25 eight RajyaSabha MPs including Derek countryhas from us,” Eden said. install the statue near Nirman Bhavan. in Gujarat and the other is in Hyderabad. O’Brien of the Trinamool Congress and Rajiv “Thereisalsoasimilarstatue, 27 feet high, Satav of the Congress, staged perhapsthe first Plannedfor elsewhere The sculptorand his creation forthe Karnataka Vidhan Sabha,”hesaid. Muslimministers:numberslagfarbehindshareinpopulation tation of the community in the Council of 10 STATES WITH LARGEST MUSLIM POPULATIONS has aMuslim minister, with the highestrep- ZEESHANSHAIKH Ministers is only5.7 per cent —less than a MUSLIMMLAS BYPARTY resentation in West Bengal (7), followedby MUMBAI,NOVEMBER25 thirdoftheir shareinthe states’population. States Muslim %share Muslim Ruling Maharashtra(4) and Kerala (2). Four of these 10 states, Assam, population of members party or The BJP says theabsence of Muslim min- LAST WEEK, a15-memberNDA Cabinet Karnataka,Gujarat and Bihar —all where (% shareof Muslims in Cabinet/ coalition 1 43 76 isters in itsgovernmentsisbecauseofthe took charge in Bihar,with the BJP as the the BJP is in power—donot have asingle population of in state Totalstrength in state SHIVSENA OTHERS CONG absence of support from the community, largest party in the alliance —and without Muslim representative in government. Muslims in India) of Cabinet and theirhesitancy to join the party. asingle Muslimrepresentative.This was The onlyBJP-ruledstate that has a 1 “You needreciprocity forany relation- Uttar Pradesh 3.85cr(22.35%) 19.26% 1of54BJP the firsttimeindecades that the Bihar gov- Muslim minister is Uttar Pradesh —where BJP ship to work.You can’t treataparty likea ernmentdid nothaveaMuslim minister. Mohsin Raza is the MoS in charge of West Bengal 2.46 cr (14.22%) 27.01% 7of48TMC pariah and then expectittosharepower This lack of representation of Muslims Minority Welfare. Bihar 1.75 cr (10.16%) 16.87% 0of14JDU-BJP 12 233 with you. Morethan the BJP,itisfor the in the government isn’t Justbeforethe 2014 Lok Maharashtra1.30 cr (7.54%) 11.54%4of 43 MVA AIUDF (Muslim) community to introspect on this limited to Bihar—ortojust Sabha elections, therewas TOTAL 32 issue. Once the community joins hands STORYIN Assam1.07cr(6.21%) 34.22% 0of18BJP TMC an NDAgovernment alone, only onestate,Gujarat, Kerala 0.89cr(5.16%) 26.56% 2of20LDF with the party,itwill be in abetterposition recordsscrutinisedbyThe amongstthese 10 states to bargain forpower,”said Jamal Siddiqui, NUMBERS Karnataka 0.79cr(4.58%) 12.92% 0of28BJP Indian Express show. whichdid nothavea 19 national president of the BJP Minority Cell. Rajasthan 0.62cr(3.60%) 9.07%1of 22 INC 17 LEFT In fact, in moststates, Muslim minister. Thenum- IUML Across India, the BJP has onlyone elected when it comes to Muslims in Cabinets,the berofMuslim ministers in these 10 states Gujarat 0.58cr(3.36%) 9.67%0of 23 BJP 14 18 Muslim MLA: Aminul Haque Laskar, who shareofthe community is waybelowtheir wasalso almost double at 34 pre-2014. Jharkhand0.48cr(2.78%) 14.53% 1of11JMM AIMIM SP waselected from Sonai in Assam, and who shareinthe population. And if the BJP’s pol- Muslims as per the 2011 census make Totalpopulation 13.79cr(80.08%) 17.34% 16 of 281 wasrecentlyelected Deputy Speaker of the itics doesn’t open anyspaces, even states up 14.2 per cent of the country’s popula- of these states Assembly. wherethe Congress is in powerhaveshown tion; howevertheir representationasmin- Muslims. In Punjab and Chhattisgarh, The onlyMuslim ministerinUttar little by wayofrepresentation. isters is only3.93 per cent. ■ States with high Muslimpopulationdonot include J&Kwhich wassplitintotwo Union Territories lastyear. where theMuslim populationissmaller, Pradesh, Mohsin Raza, is notanMLA —he Of the top10stateswhere80per cent In the three states out of the 10 where ■ There areatotal of 28 functionalLegislative Assembliesinthe country, of which 16 do nothaveMuslim rep- the Congress stategovernmentshaveone waselected to the Legislative Council by the resentation. Some of these areinthe Northeast, which have smallMuslim populations. of India’s Muslims reside, the total strength Congress is partofthe government — ■ Of thetotal 559 ministers in various stategovernments, only 22 belong to theminority community. Muslim eachout of 17 and13ministers re- BJP-ledstate government. of the Council of Ministers is 281, outof Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand — ■ Of the3,976 MLAs across thecountry,only 233 MLAs areMuslim, making up just 5.86per cent of thetotal. spectively. In Lok Sabha, too, theBJP has no Muslim whichonly16are Muslims. The represen- onlythree of the total 38 ministers are Almost everymajor non-BJP-ruled state representative.

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TOPOFTHE WORLD USsetsrecordof2mn viruscasesin2weeks Novcould see twiceasmanycases as anyother month in US

LAURENLEATHERBY Meghan, the Duchess NOVEMBER25 of Sussex FORTHE firsttime since the coronavirus outbreak hit the BRITAIN United States, thecountryhas Duchessof addedmorethan one million cases in eachofthe pasttwo con- Sussexsaysshe secutive weeks. Covid deaths, whichlag reportedcases by hadmiscarriage weeks, arealsoatalevel notseen inthesummer since the spring. Some epidemiologists proj- THE DUCHESS of Sussex ect that the number of deaths in hasrevealedthatshehada US president-elect Joe Biden stands with nominees forhis national security team at his transition headquarters in the coming weekscouldexceed At adrive throughCovid-19 testingsiteinElPaso,Texas. Reuters miscarriage inJuly,givinga Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday. Thenominees are: (from left)AntonyBlinken forsecretaryofstate;JakeSullivan for the spring peak,inspiteofim- personalaccount of the national security adviser;AlejandroMayorkasfor secretaryofHomelandSecurity; Avril Haines fordirector of national proved treatment. traumatic experience in intelligence; JohnKerry forspecial envoy forclimatechange; and ambassador to the United Nations-nominee Linda In thepastweek,the United Nearly 2,000 countiesacross hope of helping others. Thomas-Greenfield, who stands behind vice president-elect Kamala Harris. Reuters States addedanaverage of Some epidemiologists theUnitedStates arenow record- Meghan described the 173,000 newdailycases. If this project that the number ing their worstmonth in miscarriageinanopinion growth patternholds,the total of deaths in the coming November —nearly five times as pieceinthe NewYork number of cases reportedfor the manyasinOctober.Themapsbe- Times.She wrote: “I knew, Rejecting Trump’s foreign policy full month of November is likely weekscould exceedthe lowshowinwhichmonth coun- as Iclutchedmyfirstborn to hit 4.5million. That would be spring peak,inspiteof ties sawtheir biggestcaseloads. child, that Iwas losing my morethandouble the number of improved treatment The New York City metro second.” The former approach, Biden says ‘America is back’ anyprevious month. area sawmorenew cases in MeghanMarkle and hus- With severaldays still leftin Aprilthan anyother month. band Prince Harryhave an the month, about 3.3 million have tested positive forthe virus And manycounties along the 18-month-old son, Archie. people in the United States had since the outbreakbegan, avast Gulf Coast, as well as in Arizona The duchess, 39, said she TREVORHUNNICUTT ED Senate China’s Xi congratulates already tested positivefor the majority in the lasttwo months. and California, had morecases wassharing her storyto &HUMEYRAPAMUK coronavirus as of Nov. 23. But cases thereaswell as in in JulyorAugust thanin breakthesilencearoundan testawaits WILMINGTON,NOVEMBER25 PLAIN NorthDakotacontinues to other parts of theUpper November so far. all-too-common tragedy. E Biden on election victory ● nominees EX have thecountry’sworstout- Midwestand Mountain West But with morethan 40 states “Losing achild means car- US PRESIDENT-ELECT Joe Biden break when adjustedfor popu- that drovethe initial fall surge seeing sustainedincreases in rying an almostunbear- said on Tuesdaythe United BIDEN’S CABINET nominees KJMVARMA lation, aposition it has main- have leveledoff slightly, while cases,it’s likely even moreof able grief,experiencedby States will be “ready to lead” will need to pass aconfirma- BEIJING,NOVEMBER25 tainedsince early September. cases aregrowing on both coasts those counties will setarecord manybut talked about by againonthe global stage, turn- tion voteinthe Senatebefore Almost onein10North Dakotans and in the South and Southwest. this month. NYT few,”she wrote. AP ing the pageonRepublican theytakeoffice. With the CHINA’S PRESIDENT Xi Jinping PresidentDonald Trump’s Republicans holding aslight on Wednesdaycongratulated US “America First” policies as he majority in the chamber,the president-electJoe Biden on Pakistan Cabinet approves pledged to work together with confirmation processisun- winning the presidential elec- GERMANY the nation’s allies. likely to be smooth sailing. tion, expressing hope thatthe Carcrashesinto Introducing his foreign pol- While someofthe nominees twocountries would uphold the Chinese President Xi Jinping ordinance on chemical icyand national security team, had been confirmedfor roles spirit of non-confrontation and gateoutside the Democratic former vice in previous administrations advance healthyand stable de- castration for rapists: report president signalledheintended with bipartisan support, sec- velopment of bilateral ties, offi- sagecame as US President Donald Merkel’soffice aftertaking office on Jan. 20 to retary of statenominee cial media reported. Trump’s government authorised (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 ACAR with slogans steer the United States away Blinkenand secretaryof Xi sent amessagetoBiden to President-elect Biden to begin a SAJJADHUSSAIN would be finalisedinaweek to scrawledonits sides from the unilateralistnational- Homeland Security nominee congratulatehim on his election formal transition process. ISLAMABAD,NOVEMBER25 be promulgated,Information Dr Gaurav Sharma crashedintothe gate of ism pursuedbyTrump. Mayorkas have both faced as US president, becoming one However, Trumphas notyet con- MinisterShibli Farazsaid. German Chancellor Trumpoverfour years unset- major GOP opposition in the of the lastmajor worldleaders to ceded, and vowedtopersistwith TO COMBAT risingcases of sex- The proposedlawsalsopro- Angela Merkel’s office in tledmanyUSallies, in Europe past. This makes the runoff congratulatethe president-elect. effortstochangethe vote, which ual violence againstwomen and hibitsthe controversial “two-fin- Indian-origin Berlin on Wednesday and and elsewhere, with an antago- elections forGeorgia’sSenate Promoting healthy and sta- have so farprovedfruitless. children in Pakistan, the federal ger” test performedonrapesur- police said theywereun- nistic approachtowardthe NATO seatsevenmoreimportant. A ble development of China-USre- Chinainitiallyhesitatedto con- Cabinethas approved in princi- vivors. The WorldHealth MP in New sureofthedriver’smotive. alliance and trade relations, adouble win forDemocrats lations notonlyserves the fun- gratulateBiden afterRepublican ple twoordinances aimedat Organisation has already de- Dozensofpolice and afire abandonment of international in Georgiawould give them damental interests of thepeople incumbent President Trumpre- handing out exemplarypunish- clared the test as “unscientific, Zealand takes enginerushedtothescene agreementsand warm relation- majority in the Senate. in both countries, but also meets fusedtoconcede. However, on ment, including chemical castra- medicallyunnecessaryand un- afterthe vehicle, with ships withauthoritarian leaders. the common expectation of the November13,China’sforeignmin- tion and hanging, to rapists,ac- reliable”. Rightsgroups have also oath in Sanskrit “StopGlobalisation Biden said his team, which international community, Xi said istrycongratulated Biden and cording to amedia report. termedthe test agross violation Politics” written in white includes trustedaide Antony thatAmericaisback,readytolead in his message, according to Harris fortheir victory. ACabinetmeeting chaired by of the victim’s righttodignity. on one side and “You Blinken as his nominee forUS theworld,notretreatfromit,once state-run Xinhuanews agency. While Biden is unlikelyto Prime MinisterImran Khan in Human RightsMinister PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA damnedkillersof children secretary of state, would shed again sit at thehead of thetable, On the same day, Chinese drasticallychange Trumppoli- Islamabad on Tuesdayalso de- Shireen Mazari tweeted, MELBOURNE,NOVEMBER25 and old people”onthe what the president-elect de- ready to confront our adversaries Vice President Wang Qishan sent cies towardsChina, experts said cidedtochangethe definition of “CabinetCommittee on Disposal other,hit the gate.Police scribed as “old thinking and un- and notreject our allies, ready to amessagetoKamalaHarris to aBiden presidency maypavethe rape,DawnreportedWednesday. of Legislative Cases (CCLC) will DR GAURAVSharma, anewly- said theyhad takena54- changed habits”inits approach standupforourvalues,”Bidensaid congratulateher on her election wayfor the resumption of high- The Anti-Rape (Investigation nowfinalise(the ordinances) elected MP in NewZealand, on year-oldmanintocustody. to foreign relations. at the event in his hometown of as the next US vice president. levelcommunicationbetween and Trial) Ordinance 2020 and and it should become opera- Wednesdaytookoath in Sanskrit Policesaidtheywereeval- “It’sateamthatreflectsthefact Wilmington,Delaware. REUTERS The Chinese President’s mes- the countries. PTI PakistanPenalCode tional in next fewdays...” PTI in the country’s Parliament. uating whether the driver Sharma, 33,originally from had anypsychological is- Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur, sues. Neither the gate nor wasrecentlyelected as aLabour the car sufferedmuch African envoys head for Ethiopia Mysterious shiny monolith found PartyMPfromHamilton West in damage. REUTERS NewZealand. India’s High Commissioner SPAIN as thousands of war dead reported in remote part of desert in Utah to NewZealand and Samoa, Muktesh Pardeshi, said on 4deadasmigrant AMMA news agency, run by world,” said Lt. NickStreetofthe Twitter that Sharma took oath boatcapsizesoff REUTERS authorities in Amhararegion LINDSAYWHITEHURST Utah Highway Patrol, partofthe firstin“New Zealand’sindige- ADDISABABA/NAIROBI, who backAbiy, said that more SALTLAKECITY,NOVEMBER25 Department of Public Safety. nous Maori language,followed CanaryIslands NOVEMBER25 than 10,000 Tigrayan “junta Still, it’s clear that it took by India’s classical language— ABOAT with 35 migrants forces” had been “destroyed” DEEP IN the Mars-likelandscape some planning and work to con- Sanskrit, showing deep respect from theMaghreb region AFRICAN UNION envoys headed with morethan 15,000 small of Utah’s red-rockdesertlies a struct the 10-to12-footmono- forculturaltraditions of both whichwas heading to- to EthiopiaonWednesdayhours arms and heavy weapons seized mystery: Agleaming metal lith and embed it in therock. India and NewZealand.” wardsthe CanaryIslands before agovernment ultimatum in battles from Dansha to Adwa. monolith in one of the mostre- Theexactlocationissoremote Sharma, who did his MBBS capsized on Tuesday, wastoexpirefor northern forces Therewas no immediatere- mote parts of the state. that officials arenot revealing it from Auckland and MBAfrom emergency services said. to surrender in athree-week war sponse from the TPLF,Tigray’s Thesmooth,tallstructurewas publicly,worriedthat people Washington, worksasageneral Four people were found that has shakenthe region and Tigray refugees wait foraid dominant political party which found during ahelicopter survey might getlostorstranded trying practitionerinNawton,Hamilton. dead,28were rescuedand killedthousands of Tigrayan at acampinSudan. Reuters is spearheading the fighting. It of bighorn sheep in southeastern The smooth, tall structure to find it and needtoberescued. He has previouslybeen involved somearestillmissing,they fighters according to onereport. toohas spoken of killing large Utah, officialssaid Monday. wasfound during a The monolith evokes theone in publichealth,policy, medicine said. Migrantarrivalsin Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed’s numbers of itsenemies duringa Acrew from the Utah helicoptersurvey of sheep that appears in the Stanley and consulting in NewZealand, CanaryIslandshave surged government has seta72-hour Largenumbershavediedand stream of oftencontradictory Department of PublicSafetyand in southeastern Utah. AP Kubrickmovie 2001:ASpace Spain, the US, Nepal, Vietnam, to 17,000 this year –ten deadline forthe Tigray People’s therehas been widespread de- claims by both sides. Division of WildlifeResources Odyssey.Becauseit’sonfederal Mongolia, Switzerland and India. times lastyear’s total –as Liberation Front (TPLF) to lay struction inaerial bombardments With phone and internet spotted the gleaming object publicland,it’sillegal to place art Replyingto aTwitteruserwho north Africansgrowdes- down arms or face an assault on and ground fightingsince the war connections to Tigray largely from the air Nov. 18 and landed together.But theydiscoveredno objectswithout authorisation. asked whyhedidn’t take oathin perateafter losing income their highlandcapital Mekelle, beganonNov.4.Some 42,000 down andaccess to the area to checkitout duringabreak clues about who might have BureauofLand Management Hindi, Sharma said it washardto fromtourism,asectorhard home to halfamillion people. refugees have fledoverthe bor- strictlycontrolled, Reuters could from their work.Theyfoundthe drivenitintothe ground among officials arelooking intohow keep everyone happysohede- hit by Covid-19. REUTERS The deadline wasdue to run der to Sudan andTPLF rockets notverifythe AMMA reportor three-sidedstainless-steel object the undulating redrocks or why. long it’s been there, who created cidedonSanskrit as it pays hom- out on Wednesdayevening. have hit neighbouring Eritrea. other statementsfromall sides. is about as tall as twomen put “Thisthingisnotfromanother it and whether to remove it. AP agetoall theIndian languages.

NEW YORK NOW SEEMS INHOSPITABLE AND NOWHERE IN THEIR PLANS As their days in Washington dwindle, Ivanka and Jared look for new beginning

perhaps, or Florida, where It has been aturbulent social events, the familyand itsen- miliar with the discussions, talks clothingbrands,retargetedto her ELIZABETHWILLIAMSON President Donald Trumpisren- ride since then, captured best by tourageoften occupiedthe front falteredonthecouple’sreluctance newconservative fans, but two WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER25 ovatinghis Mar-a-Lagoestate. their experience with the Milton tworows, standing to greetad- to answerbasicquestions,includ- moresay that line would notsell. But NewYorknow seems in- Gottesman Jewish DaySchool of ministration well-wishers, said ing when their children were last Nobody rules out politics for TOWN OFFICIALSin Bedminster, hospitable and nowhereintheir the Nation’s Capital. In 2017,the one irritated parent. exposedtoDonaldTrump. Ivanka Trump, either as candi- NewJersey, have the plans fora plans. “In an odd way, theywill couple enrolledtheir elder two The tension came to ahead The familywithdrew from dateorkingmaker. possible Trumpfamilyfuture, or even have ahardertime than children in the private elemen- this fall, afterthe WhiteHouse the school on October 19 anden- Manhattan society is adiffer- at leastthe blueprints:amajor Trumphimself” in NewYork,said tary school. event to announce JudgeAmy rolledinanother Jewish elemen- ent story. Christopher Buckley, a addition to Ivanka Trumpand DonnyDeutsch,abrand manage- The small student body leans ConeyBarrett’snominationto the tary school in the Washington comicauthor who satirisedthe Jared Kushner’s “cottage”onthe ment mogul in Manhattanand heavilytowardthe progenyof SupremeCourt, whichfeatured suburb of Rockville, Maryland. Trumpadministrationinthenovel grounds of the TrumpNational no-holds-barredcritic of Donald public servantsand diplomats fewmasks, no social distancing, a By the time the 2020 cam- Make Russia Great Again,said, Golf Club, four newpickleball Trumponcable TV.“He’s despi- deridedbyDonaldTrumpasthe rashof coronavirusinfectionsand paign wasinfull swing, all liberal “Washingtontendsto bemoretol- courts,arelocated heliport, and cable but largerthan life.” “Deep State”, and the Kushners’ thePresident’ssubsequenthospi- hopesthatIvankacarriedwithher erant of fellowswamp creatures, aspa and yoga complex. “Those twoare the hapless enrollment created the kind of Ivanka Trumpand Jared Kushner with their children. NYT talisation with Covid-19. With to Washington were long gone. who arecontinuallyinand out of As Manhattan awaitswordof minions who went along.” heated divide that has trailedthe parentsupinarms,schooladmin- Businesswise, Ivanka Trump favour.” That does notextendto the Trumpfamily’s return, the When Ivanka Trumpand Trumps over the pastfour years. istrators approachedthe family and Kushner will notlackfor op- “Manhattan,where‘in’ and ‘out’ firstdaughter and her husband Kushner movedtothe nation’s Some parentslobbiedtorefuse their grandfather. private-schoolworld,thatparents about the potential exposureof tions, giventhe Kushnerfamily lists aresacred tablets,” he added, appeartobemakingprepara- capital, theyhad convincedmany them admission; others urged Once in, Ivanka Trumpand with heavy security details keep students, the youngestofwhom money. Twopeoplewho know concluding,“Theremightbemore tions elsewhere: aGarden State thattheywould beamoderating tolerance forchildren notguilty Kushnertendedtoviolatetheun- disruption to aminimum, four had been attending in-person the couple said shemightbeable Grubhub thanLaGrenouille in refugebehind guardedgates, voice in the WhiteHouse. forwhat theysaw as thesins of spoken rule of the Washington parentssaid. At schoolwide classes. According to aperson fa- to resurrect her jewelleryand their dining future.” NYT

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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST RESERVE BANK TO LIFT CURBS ON WITHDRAWAL OF DEPOSITS Rlys limping,swift growth LakshmiVilasBanktooperateas in non-metro flights; Patna DBSBankIndiafromtomorrow recovery fastest in October PRANAVMUKUL BUSIESTROUTES Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited with ing financialhealth of the LVB scheme, and itsshares or deben- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 ENSECONOMICBUREAU ED Nobailout DBS Bank India Limited.Onand would be penalised. “...twomore tures listedinany stockexchange RANK NOVEMBER 2020 NOVEMBER 2019 NEWDELHI/MUMBAI,NOV25 forequity from the appointed dateof decisionshave beentakenthatthe shall standdelisted without any PATNA, GUWAHATI, Varanasi, 1Mumbai-Delhi Mumbai-Delhi PLAIN E shareholders November 27,the entireamount boardwhichhas been removed, furtheractionfromthetransferor Srinagar —flightstoand out of 2Bengaluru-Delhi Bengaluru-Delhi ● LAKSHMIVILASBankLtdwillstart EX of thepaid-upsharecapitalandre- the liability will be fixed. Those bank,transferee bank or order non-metro and tier-1 citieshave 3Bengaluru-KolkataBengaluru-Mumbai normal operations as DBS Bank serves and surplus, including the who have made mistakes, will be from anyauthority,” thenotifica- been among the fastestgrowing 4Delhi-Patna Kolkata-Delhi IndiaLtdfromFriday, withthegov- THE FINAL amalgamation balancesinthesharesorsecurities punished.Therewillbeimprove- tion said. passenger trafficroutes since do- 5Delhi-Hyderabad Delhi-Hyderabad ernment on Wednesdayapprov- scheme announcedby premium account of Lakshmi ment in overall oversight also so The RBI had earlier placedin mestic civilaviation reopened up ing ascheme foramalgamation the RBI on Wednesday Vilas Bank Ltd, will be written off. asnottorepeatsuchbankdealsin public domain adraft scheme of on May25after twomonths of 6Bengaluru-Mumbai Delhi-Chennai proposedbythe ReserveBank of hasn’t offeredany bailout Itsshares or debentures listedin future.Thisisoneof thebigefforts amalgamation of LVBwith DBIL, lockdown-enforcedclosure. 7Delhi-Srinagar Mumbai-Hyderabad India (RBI)for thelender.The RBI forequity shareholders anystock exchangeshall stand of cleaning up the banking sys- whichisoperatinginIndia Thereare twocleartakeaways 8Delhi-Chennai Delhi-Pune said the moratorium imposedon whose shares have been delisted—effectively wiping out tem,” he said, as per aPTI report. throughwholly-ownedsubsidiary fromthedata.One,routessuchas 9Ahmedabad-DelhiBengaluru-Hyderabad Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd will be written off. As per the equity shareholders entirely. The terms of the amalgama- model. The RBI had appointed TN Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Srinagar,and 10 Delhi-Guwahati Mumbai-Chennai liftedonNovember27, resultingin scheme, shares or deben- “The20lakhdepositorsandRs tion of Lakshmi VilasBank (LVB) Manoharan, former non-execu- Delhi-Guwahati have replaced Source: OAG depositorsbeingableto withdraw tures of LVBlistedinany 20,000 croredepositsare now with DBS Bank have upsetstock tive chairman of CanaraBank,as routessuchasKolkata-Delhi,Mu- their funds without anylimits. stockexchangeshall fullysecured.Theyneednot investors. The bank had amarket administrator of LVB. mbai-Hyderabad,andBengaluru- “All the branches of the stand delisted. worry.Theyshouldnotrush,their capitalisation of nearly Rs 500 LVB’s networkisfocusedin Hyderabadinthetop10listofdo- forSrinagarand Varanasi were tourists andthosevisiting friends Lakshmi Vilas Bankwill function depositsare in the best hand,” croretill Tuesday. south India, with three-quarters mestic air routes by numbers of around 67 percent and 65 per and relatives, but remain pes- as branches of DBS Bank India UnionministerPrakashJavadekar In agazettenotification, the of itsbranches located in three seatsallocated by airlines this cent of the corresponding num- simistic on businesstravel. Travel with effect from this date. LVBrestricting cash withdrawal said whilebriefing about Cabinet MinistryofFinancesaid, “On and states —Tamil Nadu, Andhra month so far. Two, in terms of ac- bers for2019, respectively. agentshave pointedtotourismas Customers, including depositors at Rs 25,000 per depositor. decisions. DBIL,awholly-owned from the appointed date, theen- Pradesh and Karnataka. Financial tualdomesticpassengernumbers “Traffic at smaller airportsis themain reasonfortheriseinde- of LVBwillbeabletooperatetheir However, thefinalschemean- subsidiary of Singapore-based tireamount of the paid-up share position of Chennai-based forOctober,Patna, Srinagar, and mainlydrivenbytheregionalcon- mandfortraveltoSrinagar.At1.57 accountsascustomers of DBS nouncedonWednesdayhasn’t DBS Bank Ltd,had atotal regula- capital and reserves and surplus, Lakshmi Vilas Bank,whichhas a Varanasi operated at over 60 per nectivity(UDAN)scheme.Also,in lakhseatsinNovember, theDelhi- Bank India with effect from offeredany bailout forequity tory capital of Rs 7,109crore as of includingthe balancesinthe networkof563 branches and de- cent that of October 2019. percentageterms, trafficwas at a Srinagar routewas the country’s November 27,” the RBI said. shareholders whose shares have June 2020 and it willbring in ad- shares or securitiespremium ac- positsofRs20,973 crore, has un- The main reason forsmaller lowbase (in smaller towns) and seventh busiest.Infact, deviating The government had earlier been written off. ditional capital of Rs 2,500crore countofthetransferorbank,shall dergoneasteadydeclinewiththe cities showing faster air traffic therefore, it waseasier to achieve from the general trend,seat allo- on November 17, on the advice TheUnionCabinet,atitsmeet- intothe mergedentity. stand writtenoff.” bank incurring continuous losses growth is the continuedcurtail- pre-Covid levels,” AmeyaJoshi of cation forDelhi-Srinagar has ac- of the RBI, imposeda30-day ing Wednesday, approved the The ministerfurther said that “The transferor bank shall over the lastthree years, eroding ment of railway operations in NetworkThoughtssaid.According tuallybeen higher than the 1.27 moratoriumonthe crisis-ridden Scheme of Amalgamation of those responsible fordeteriorat- cease to existbyoperation of this itsnet worth. manyparts of thecountry, those to data from British aviationcon- lakh of November 2019. trackingthesectorsaid.Forplaces sultancyOAG,thenumberof seats “In the last2-3 months, likePatna and Srinagar,thereare allocatedto thetwobusiestroutes Jammu &Kashmir’s tourismsec- specificadditionalreasonssuchas in India —Delhi-Mumbai and retary Sarmad Hafeez and direc- Ahead of F&O expiry, COVID-19IMPACT $856.6 billion election-relatedtravelandthelib- Bengaluru-Delhi —this Novem- tor, tourism, Nisar Ahmad Wani Expected worth of the eral arrivalpolicyinthe region. berhavebeen almosthalfofthat got in touchwith alot of travel Sensex falls 695 pts as ‘$271-bn consumer spending to transactions that would The Delhi-Patna routehas inNovemberlastyear.TheBenga- agentsandmadesurethatthear- move to the digital seenhighercapacityallocationby luru-Mumbairoute,thethirdbus- rivalpolicyisveryliberal.Another mode by 2030 in India airlinesthansomeof thetraditio- iestlastyear,hasbeenreplacedby draw fortourists hasbeencultural shifttodigital mode by 2023’ naltrunkroutesthismonth.There Bengaluru-Kolkatathis year. programmes—theyhavefinished investorsbook profits were 1.79 lakh seatsflying betw- The reason forthe Mumbai one in Gulmargand areplanning About 66.6 billion transactions worth$270.7 billion are 420 billion eenthetwoairportsinNovember, routes falling out of the top10list another in Pahalgam,” Sanjay expected to shiftfromcash to cards and digital payments Global transactions, makingitthefourthbusiestroute is the restrictions imposedbythe Narula, MD of the Delhi-based ENSECONOMICBUREAU by 2023inIndia, areport by Accenturesaid worth $7 trillion, that in India currently. In comparison, stategovernment.Currently, only ApexTravels &Tours and former MUMBAI,NOVEMBER25 are expected to shift therewere1.69 lakh seatsbetw- 100arrivals and 100departures a vice-president of Travel Agents Shareof from cash to cards and een Delhi and Hyderabad, 1.61 dayare allowedatMumbai, the Association of India, said.”Along AFTER THE recent surge on the 75% surveyed digital payments by lakhonBengaluru-Mumbai, and country’s second busiestairport. with all this,air farestoKashmir backofforeignfundflows,domes- executiveswhosaidthe 2023 and increase to 1.03lakhonMumbai-Hyderabad. Thesenumbersaredoublethe50 have beenverycheap.Peoplestar- tic marketsonWednesday came pandemichasincreased $48 trillion by 2030 “Whilethedemandinthelast arrivals and 50 departures al- vedoftravelalso perceive Kash- under pressureasmarket partic- urgencyoftheirplansto fewmonthswasonaccountof the lowedafter operations resumed mir as aplace wherespread of ipants pressedfor profit-taking modernisepaymentsystems Bihar Assembly elections, move- post-lockdown, but still only a Covid is notextensive,” he added. ahead of derivative expiryamid consumerdynamicandimproving ment of labour has been highon fifthofthe airport’s capacity. Ascaseloadsincreaseandsev- weak global cues. The Sensex The Sensexclosedat43,828. BANKSFOCUSEDON thecustomerexperience this sector,” aseniorexecutive at Overall, the Centrehas re- eral states begin to issue fresh re- plummeted by 695 pointsto COMPLIANCEFORNOW: alow-cost airline said,adding, “A stricted the number of domestic strictions, however, airlines are 43,828.10andtheNSENiftyIndex Whilebanks’investmentsinnew REPORTDETAILS: partofthis demand would have flightsto70per cent of the pre- taking arelook at their strategy. fell 197pointsto12,858.40 witnessedanintra-dayhigh of CONVENIENCEAPRIORITY paymentssystemshavefocused Thereportisbasedonasurvey, usuallybeenabsorbedby therail- Covidlevel. The cap on capacity “Withincreasinghopeof vaccines Rising forthe fourth straight 73.88 and alow of 74.02. FORCONSUMERS: primarilyonmeetingcompliance conductedbetweenJulyand ways buttrainsarenot runningat was33per cent in Mayand has being available early in the new session, therupee appreciatedby As per Deepak Jasani, the Amidthepandemic,consumers deadlines,thewaytheywilldrive August,of120payments peak frequencyacross India yet.” beengraduallylifted;arelaxation year,thereshouldbearecoveryin 10 paisetocloseatnearly amonth Nifty50 openedupbut raninto arelikelyprioritiseconvenience valuemovingforwardisby executivesatbanksglobally Comparedwiththepre-Covid from 60 per cent to 70 percent demand, and thereisplenty of high of 73.91against the US dol- twoboutsofselling pressure. aboveallelse embracingthechanging Source: Accenture/PTI situation,Patnarecordedthebest wasannouncedonNovember12. available capacity ... Airlines and lar on Wednesdayaspositive de- Volumes on the NSE were in line numbers in October.Asper data However, the OAGdatashowthe airportshavetaken all possible velopment on the coronavirus with that of the previous session. from aviation analysis platform capacityallocated by airlines for steps to ensurethat travel is safe, vaccine front enthusedinvestor Among sectors, PSU bank index Why is it important: BanksinIndia have been making multi-year investments to modernise NetworkThoughts,domesticpas- November was62per cent of and as confidence builds so will sentiment. At theinterbankforex endedinthe positive,while re- their payments systems, and going forward,they are expectedtostrengthen these sengertraffic in OctoberatPatna November 2019. demand,” Mayur Patel, head of market,thedomesticunitopened alty,banks, telco, pharma, IT and investments to scale up and improve the resilience of their digital payment operations airportwas almost 80 per cent of Airline industry professionals Japan and Asia Pacific at OAG at73.98againstthegreenbackand auto indices were main losers. thatmonthlastyear.Thenumbers expectanuptickindemandledby Aviation, said. BRIEFLY Voluntary More tests likely for SII to get to Oxford’s half-dose efficacy Toyota halts

Striketoday, liquidation: apart,saidaseniorgovernmentof- “If they’reusingonlythe full full dose 28 days later. It also de- operations at mayhitbankops PRABHARAGHAVAN ficial privy to thedesignofSII’s Giventhat Serum dose-full dose regimen, it is likely clinedtorespondto aqueryabout IBBI proposes NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 phase 2/3 clinical trial. InstituteofIndia only that Covishieldmay come out whether it would seek permis- Bidadi unit NewDelhi: Bankingopera- The Pune-headquartered with asimilar efficacy readout of sions from CDSCOtoconduct ad- tionsmay be impacted amendments SERUM INSTITUTE of India (SII) firm’s founder,DrCyrus Poona- sought permission to around60percent.Thiswouldstill ditional testsusing this regimen. Thursdayassome bank mayhavetoconduct additional walla, told TheIndian Express on test the full dose in be enough forthem (SII) to apply EmailedqueriesonNovember amid strike unions will be joining the testsforapprovalsto marketaver- Mondayitwould be asking the India, it can onlyseek forapprovalsfromtheIndiandrug 24 andrepeated phonecalls and nationwide strikecalled by ENSECONOMICBUREAU sion of ‘Covishield’ in India that Central Drugs StandardControl regulator,because itsguidelines messages to Drug Controller EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE central trade unions.Ten NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 couldbemoreeffective atprevent- Organisation(CDSCO)for“special nod to administerthe suggestthat avaccinehas to meet Generalof IndiaDrVG Somani,the BENGALURU,NOVEMBER25 central trade unions, except ing symptomatic Covid-19cases emergency marketing authorisa- vaccine as twofull doses an efficacy of around 30 to 50 per chief of CDSCO, on November 25 BharatiyaMazdoor Sangh, THE INSOLVENCY and Bankru- than it possiblymight be at pres- tion” forCovishield in 45 days. cent foraCovid-19vaccine to re- remainedunanswered by press AUTOMAKERTOYOTA Kirloskar will observe thegeneral ptcy BoardofIndia (IBBI) has ent, The Indian Express has learnt. GiventhatSIIonlysoughtper- nearly amonth apart, ceive approval,” Massachusetts- time Wednesday. “Wesee alot of Motorshasannouncedalock-out striketoprotest againstvar- proposedamendmentstotheex- This stems from preliminary mission to test the full dose-full according to an official basedvaccineexpertDrDavinder meritinthis regimen andwewill atitsmanufacturingunitinKarna- ious policies of the Centre. isting lawsoastoallowcompa- findings this week that dose regimen in India, it can only Gill earlier told The Indian Express. nowstart discussions with regu- taka’sBidaditown,amiddifferen- niesto withdraw fromavoluntary AstraZeneca and University of seekpermissiontoadministerthe “Right now, alowerefficacy of latorsintoincorporatingthisdose ces betweenthe management liquidationprocessafterapproval Oxford’s AZD1222 —the vaccine vaccine as twofull doses nearly a At thesame time, the testing 60-70percentmaynot beabigis- combinationforfurtherclinicalin- and the union over disciplinary `6KcrforNIIF by creditors and the National on whichCovishield is based— monthapart,accordingto theoffi- forthisadditionaldosingregimen sue,because India doesn’t have a vestigation,” an AstraZeneca actionagainst afew employees DebtPlatform CompanyLaw Tribunal.Theinsol- had an efficacy of 90 per cent cialcited earlier.“What has been maynot have to be as drawnout Covid-19vaccineyet.But, ayear spokesperson told The Indian andaresultantsit-instrikebyem- vency regulator has sought pub- whenparticipantsweregivenhalf approved (for testing)isthe full astheycouldapplytoCDSCOtoin- fromnow, whenmultiplevaccines Express.“Our agreementwithSII ployees earlier this month. NewDelhi:Equityinfusionof lic commentsonthe proposal. adosefirst,followedbyafull-dose dose only... they(SII)havetoask clude thisasa“separatearm” in have beenapproved,thena15-20 is akey part of our effortstobring The factoryatBidadi, on the Rs 6,000 croreinNIIF Debt The proposedamendment boostershotamonthlater.Bycon- for(emergencyuseauthorisation) the ongoing trialsofCovishield in per cent difference in efficacy will AZD1222 to low- and middle-in- outskirtsof Bengaluruandspread Platformsponsoredby Nati- would requireacompanytore- trast, it had an efficacy of only62 forthefulldoseregimenonly,”the India,accordingto theofficial.This matter,” he added. come countries and beyond. The over 432 acres, employs around onalInvestmentandInfrast- ceive approvalfromcreditorsrep- per cent when giventoother par- official told The Indian Express on maymeanthatthenumberofpar- SII declined to respond to licensing agreement with SII is to 6,500people and can produce up ructureFund wasapproved resenting two-thirdsofthe value ticipantsastwo fulldosesnearly a condition of anonymity. ticipants theywould have to re- queries emailedonNovember 24 supplyone billion doses forlow- to 3.10 lakh vehicles. This is the on Wednesdaybythe of outstanding debt to withdraw month apart. “If theywillaskfor(marketing) cruit forthis arm can be reduced about whether it would seek ap- and middle-income countries,” second time in afortnight that Union Cabinet. the voluntaryliquidation process InIndia,Covishieldisbeingad- permissionforhalf dose,theywill and the firm can do aphase 3trial provalto marketadosingregimen thecompany’sspokespersonsaid. work have been halted.The first incasethesaleof companyassets ministeredto around1,600partic- have to conducttrialsforhalf dose forthis regimen directly, theoffi- thatincludedadministeringhalf a Full report on suspension wasonNovember10 SMARTs has notbegun. ipantsastwo full doses 28 days as well,” the official said. cial said. dose of Covishield followedbya www.indianexpress.com afterthe union calledastrike. 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THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER26,2020 When your’reonthe pitch, life goes away.Problems go away. Everything goes away. 12 SPORT DIEGO MARADONA

D IEGO MARADONA 1960-2020 Farewell, 10 of hearts

People’schampion and one of the greatest, who ledArgentinatothe famous WorldCup win in 1986, diesfollowing aheartattack

Argentina secured adramatic latevictory JERELONGMAN over Nigeria to advance to thesecond round Sainthood and NOVEMBER25 of the tournament. Speaking to an Argentine television channel in 2014,Maradona said, fall from grace DIEGO MARADONA, the Argentine who be- “Do youknowthe playerIcould have been if came one of football’s greatestplayers with a Ihadn’t takendrugs?” roguishcunningandextravagantcontrolwhile He continued:“Iam53going on 78 be- of Napoli’s pursuing apersonal liferifewith drug and al- cause my lifehasn’t been normal. I’velived cohol abuse and health problems,diedon 80 withthe lifeI’vegonethrough.” Argentine deity WednesdayinTigre,Argentina,inBuenosAires Suchwas the complexity of Maradona’s Province.Hewas60.Hisspokesman,Sebastián personal life, according to news accounts, Sanchi, said the causewas aheart attack. that he wasthe father of eight children, in- SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY On the news of the death, Argentina’s cluding twodaughters with his wifeatthe KOLKATA,NOVEMBER25 government declared three days of national time, Claudia Villafañe —theylater divorced mourning. In astatement, President Alberto —and three children fathered while he was NAPOLIBEATIFIEDDiegoMaradona.Intheend, Fernández said of Maradona: “You took us in Cuba undergoing treatment forhis cocaine the‘sewerofItaly’,thatNapleswascalledinthe to thetop of theworld. Youmade us im- addiction.(Complete information on his sur- 1980s, contaminatedhim to the core. menselyhappy. Youwerethe greatestofall.” vivors wasnot immediatelyavailable.) Maradona’s time at the club in southern Italy Maradona wasadmitted to aclinic in La DiegoArmando Maradona wasborn wasfullof contradictions.Itwasinfact,thefoot- Plata, Argentina, on Nov. 2—three days af- October 30, 1960, in Lanus,Argentina, and ball genius’ lifeinmicrocosm. terhis 60th birthday—experiencing what raisedinthe Buenos Aires shantytownVilla his doctor,Leopoldo Luque, described as de- Fiorito, wherehetook up soccer on dusty The arrival pression,anemia and dehydration. The next streetswith an urchin’s resourcefulness. By In1984,MaradonamadethemovetoNapoli dayDr. Luque told reporters that Maradona age15, he had turnedprofessional. He later fromBarcelonaforathenworldrecordfeeof £5 had asubduralhematoma —bleeding that starredwith the European club powers million. “I expect peace.The peaceIdidn’t have collectsintissues surroundingthe brain and Napoli and Barcelonaand, in 2010,coached in Barcelona,” Maradona saidinAsif Kapadia’s can be causedbyaheadinjury—and would Argentina in the 2010 WorldCup, held in 2019 documentaryDiegoMaradona.Aturnout undergo surgery. SouthAfrica. of 85,000welcomedhimatStadioSanPaoloon The hematoma wasmostlikelycaused In his autobiography, Maradona wrote July5,1984. It waschaotic. Areporter was by an accident that Maradona could notre- that he had become so skilledaplayerasa thrownoutof thepresserforhistemeritytoask member,Dr. Luque said, according to youth that opposing coaches sometimes ac- about Camorra,the feared mafia. Napoli as a AssociatedPress. cusedhim of being an adult midget. clubwas abackbencherin Italianfootball,with Wearing the No.10jersey of aplaymaker, At his feet,the ball seemedtoobeyhis onlytwo Cupsintheirtrophycabinetuntil1984 Maradona ledArgentina to soccer’s world command likeapet.Heplayedwith akind of and neveraScudetto(Serie Atitle). championship in 1986, scoring one of the brilliantcamouflage,seeming to be somno- game’s mostcontroversial goals and one of lent forlong stretches before asserting him- LifeinNaples itsmostcelebrated in the span of four min- self at urgent momentswith amesmerizing “I asked forahouse, Igot aflat. Iasked fora utes during the quarterfinals against dribble, astounding pass or stabbingshot. Ferrari, Igot aFiat,” Maradona said in the doc- England. In 2000,heand Pele of Brazil were umentary. On the pitch, Napoli were arelega- voted by FIFA,the football’s worldgoverning Fame and infamy tion-threatenedside in 1984.Likethe city,the body,the sport’s twogreatestplayers. Yet The fame and infamythat attendedhis football club, too, wasrated as second-classby while Pele’s legend grew intointernational career and his lifewereondisplay forthe the Northerners –anassortment of richpeo- reverence, Maradona’s ability to surprise and worldonJune 22, 1986, when Argentina ple from Milan,Turin and other well-offcities startle developedadarkeredgeashebecame facedEngland in aWorld Cup quarterfinal in Italy. But thingsstarted to change. Juventus, addicted to cocaine during his playing days matchheld at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. thereigningEuropeanchampions,were beaten in the 1980s. Tension from the Falklands warbetween the atSanPaoloduringMaradona’ssecondseason. His thickmusculaturehavingbloated into twocountries, four years earlier,still lingered. Napoli were on therise,finishing third. unhealthycorpulence, Maradona washos- He later had aperipatetic career coach- Maradona wasatthe heartofthe upturn. pitalizedinBuenos Aires in April 2004 with ing club teams in Argentina, the United Arab what doctorsdescribed as aweakened heart Emirates and Mexico. In September,hewas First-everScudetto and acutebreathing problems. He then en- hired to coachthe Argentine club Gimnasia On May10, 1987,history wasmade. It was teredapsychiatric hospital thereand,that yEsgrimainLaPlata. On his 60th birthday, Napoli’s first-everSerie Atitle. Theygot there September,leftfor further rehabilitation Maradona attendedhis team’s match by securing 42 pointsfrom30matches –two treatment in Havana. His numerous health againstPatronato, but leftearly in what be- pointswereawardedforawinbackthen.Serie issues also includedgastric bypass surgery came a3-0 victory, prompting questions Awastherichestleagueintheworldthen.Most to contain his weight and treatment foral- about his health. When he entered ahospi- of thebigstarspliedtheirtradethere.The1986- cohol abuse. As aspectator at the 2018 World talonNovember 2, Dr.Luque said, Maradona 87 seasonwasalsothegreatJuvemasterMichel Cup in Russia, Maradona appearedtocol- had been feeling sad, lackedanappetiteand DiegoMaradonacelebrates afterArgentina beat West Germany 3-2 in the 1986 WorldCup final. AP Platini’s swansong. It became afootnote. lapse and wastreated by paramedics as had trouble walking. NYT Maradonascored10 goals,providedcountless assists andalmost singlehandedlycarriedhis teamto thetitle.“Thesocialredemptionof our city,”Maradona’steammateCiroFerrara saidin the documentary. Maradona became Naples’ Not just the goals: Swish, dribble and the touch patron saint. Ashrine wasbuilt. Other honours The BBC radio commentator's choice of deniedagoal,and were later dumpedout of Napoli would win their second leaguetitle MIHIRVASAVDA wordswhile describing the goal as it hap- the tournament while Argentina went on to in1989-90.In1989,theyannexedtheUefaCup NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 penedsummedupthe humiliation of English winthe match2-0,before eventuallyreaching andtheItalianSuperCupayearlater.TheCopa players: “Maradona turns, likealittle eel... thefinal. Italiawaswonin1987.Between1984and1991, IN HIS slaloming career,DiegoMaradona, who Comes insideButcher,leaveshim forthe Maradona made 188appearancesfor Napoli passedawayonWednesdayopenedupbrutal dead. Outside Fenwick. Leaveshim fordead The dribblevsBrazil andbecame the club’s all-time leading goal- defences with amereswish of his leftboot. It and putsthe ball away.And thatiswhy Maradona had aknee injurygoing intothe scorer with 115goals, arecord that stood until will be atravestytolook back at the Argentine Maradona is the greatest playerinthe world. 1990 WorldCup, and Argentina were notthe 2017.Inaninterviewwith MARCA,legendary legend's career simplythrough the goals he He buriedthe English defence.” same as theywerefouryears before.Still, they AC Milan and Italydefender Franco Baresi had scored;Maradona and his myth go muchbe- reachedthe final, wheretheyfaced arch-rivals thisto sayaboutMaradona:“...if Ihadto choose yond that. His career,infact, is acollection of Swish &assistvsWestGermany Brazil, who had wonall their games and con- the strongestopponent, I’d sayMaradona.” magicallittlemomentsonbigstages,sometimes Maradona did notnecessarilyhavetobe cededjustonegoal.Thefinalwasthecomplete with his wordsand reactions but oftentimes it near agoal to makeanimpact. He could do it oppositeofthe 1986 title match. It wasscruffy The big fall wasthe 'leg of God' that did all the talking. fromthehalf-lineaswell,asWestGermany ex- and disjointed,asfinals of tenare.But it was Throughoutthesummerof 1989,rumours perienced. Franz Beckenbauerhad seen how Maradona's genius that openedupthe game. were rifethatMaradonawouldleave Napolifor ‘Burying’ the English defence MaradonahadembarrassedbothEnglandand Maradona pickedupthe ball in his ownhalf Marseilleforanotherundisclosedworldrecord Theywereinsideamedicalroom,waitingto Belgium,enroutetothefinalof the1986World andembarkedonatrademark dribble.Hebeat fee. In Augustthat year,hefailedtoattend the submittheir urine sample, when Maradona Cup. So the West Germanycaptain instructed Maradona’s 10 seconds of genius againstEngland to scoreone of the greatest threeBrazilianplayersinhisslalomingrunand training campand alleged that the local mafia madethestartlingconfessionto TerryButcher, his players to go hardonthe Argentine –inhis goals in thehistory of the WorldCup. AP as the fourth onetriedtoclosehim down,it wasthreatening him. According to Maradona, thebeefyEnglandcentre-back.“Handorhead,” mind, thatwas the onlyway forhis side to win openedupspaceforMaradonato passtheball hehadagentleman’sagreementwiththeclub Butcher asked Maradona, barelyhalf an hour the title, giventhat West Germanyhad huffed to Claudio Caniggia, who beat goalkeeper authorities that he would leave afterthe 1990 afterthe1986WorldCupquarterfinal.“Hand,” and puffedtheir wayintothe final. sion,Maradonaplayedtheballinanopenspace scorewas 0-0when ashotbyaSovietstriker Claudio Taffarel to scoreagoal. Even ahalf-fit WorldCup. Maradona had alleged that Napoli Maradonareplied.Tilltoday, Butchermaintains In one of the greatestWorld Cup finals of down the right with asimple swish of the left lookeddestinedtofindthe back of the net. But Maradona could take players out. reneged on their promise, causing aserious hewillneverforgive Maradonaforthemostfa- all-time,Argentina and West Germanywere boot,toreleaseJorge Burruchaga,whohadthe out of nowhere, Maradona poppedupand, mental setbackthattook him to drugs.He mous cheating incident in sport. But he was tied2-2 with 10 minutes remaining. time and space to scorethe WorldCup-win- with his hands, he hit the ball away. The final touch: God vs Greeks wouldplayatweekends,go onadrugbingeon among the firsttoadmitMaradona's genius in Beckenbauer'sboys haddoneafinejobtokeep ning goal. IgorShalimov, whomadehisWorldCupde- Itisoneof Maradona'sfinestgoals–butalso Mondays before returning to training mid- thegoalthatfollowed,whichleftnearly half the Maradona away from the danger zones by us- butinthatmatch,recalledtheincidentinacol- the leastspoken about because of what hap- week.In1991hewas bannedafter atest English side on their knees. ing amix of man-marking and manhandling The ‘other’ hand of God umn forThe Guardian: “The ball washeading penednext. AgainstGreece in the 1994 World showedtraces of cocaine. His 15-month sus- First, Maradona pirouetted pastPeter skills. But it wasn't possible to keep Maradona In Maradona's adoptedcity, Naples, came intothegoal,thereferee(ErikFrederiksson)was Cup group stage match,onJune 21,1994, pension endedin1992. Beardsleyinthe Englishman's half. He then away from making an impact –atleastinthat the lesser-known handball. six metres from the incident, and sawevery- Maradonafinishedanintricate,one-touchteam By then, Maradona wasapale shadowof easedpastatired PeterReid,skippedpast WorldCup. It looked averystraightforward Four years afterthe incident against thing clearly... Yes, youhavedifferent kinds of move by swiveling as he firedthe ball intothe his past. He gainedweight and became slow. Butcher and then with abeautifullydelayed move whenMaradona turnedwith abounc- England,Maradonausedhishandsto guidethe handballwhenthere is no intentionbut in this topcornerof thegoalinthe4-0win.Morethan Kapadia’s documentarychronicledhis fall touch, took Terry Fenwickout of the equation. ing ball in the centrecircle. Thereweretwo ballonceagain.Thistime,againsttheUSSR.But instance, aman deliberately handledthe ball thegoal,itwasthecelebrationthatwentdown through excerpts from awire-tapping opera- He went around goalkeeper PeterShilton and greenshirtsonhimquickly, anditwassafetoas- it wasnot to score agoal. Instead, it wastosave away from hisgoal. It wasn't justthat the ball inhistory–Maradonarantowardsthecamera, tion.The drug banbrought down the curtain. Butcher's desperateslidingchallengewas in sume –going by the match's trend –that they his side from going down. hit his band: therewas amovement of the his eyes bulging and screaming in anger.Nine “When Iarrived therewere85,000 thereto vainasMaradonascoredarguably thegreatest would snatchthe ball from him. Both, Argentinaand USSR,had lost their hand. He hit the ball.” days later, hefailedadrugstest.Hisfabledcareer greetme. When Ileft, Iwas alone,” Maradona goal in football to setupArgentina's win. But then, showcasing his unparalleledvi- opening matchofthe 1990 WorldCup. The Frederikssondidnotgiveafoul,USSRwere wasoverand he wassent home in disgrace. said in the documentary. BRIEFS KLRahulhopestohold Noroomforabuse, WestIndiesplayers AustralianOpendelay DiegoCosta’sinjury Juve,Barcelonaadvance ontodual roles plentyforbanter:Langer clear3rdCOVIDtest ‘mostlikely’,saysminister miserydragson inChampionsLeague

KL RAHUL is enjoying his wicketkeeper-bats- AUSTRALIA'S HEAD coachJustin Langer on THEWESTINDIEScontingent,includinglimited THE AUSTRALIAN Openislikelytobede- ATLETICOMADRID forwardDiegoCosta JUVENTUS,BARCELONA,ChelseaandSevillaall man role in India’slimited-overs squad and Wednesdayasserted that therewould be no over skipper Kieron Pollard, who were in quar- layedbyaweek or twoasnegotiations be- has been diagnosedwith deepvein reachedthe knockout stageofthe Champions wantstohold on to the job with three World room forabuse when his team takesonIndia antine afterarriving in NewZealand,on tween organisers, the tennis tours and the thrombosis less than aweek afterreturn- League with twomatches to spare. Alvaro Cupsloominginthe next three years. Part-time in an upcoming series butheexpectsplenty Wednesday, clearedthethirdandfinalroundof Victoria government over health measures ing from injury, continuing the Brazilian’s Moratascoredininjurytime to send Juventus stumperRahulkept wicketsduringIndia’sone- of banter betweenthe twoevenly-matched COVID-19testand will nowleave forAuckland continue, the state’s sports minister said on bad luckwith injuries. With Luis Suarez throughwitha2-1winathomeoverHungarian dayseries in NewZealand in Februaryand sides.Langer,who had areputation of being to play the firstT20I on Friday."All members of Wednesday.Tennis Australia (TA) on still out due to COVID-19, Costa wasex- teamFerencv?ros,ensuringtheItalianchampi- reprisedtheroleforKingsXIPunjabinthisyear’s an aggressive player himself,said that in the theWestIndies team in isolation tested nega- Saturdaydismissedas“speculation” are- pected to startWednesday’s Champions ons finishedatleastsecond in Group G. IPL. He will continuebehindthe stumps in the last coupleofyears, the Aussies have had lots tive forCOVID-19ontheir final testsattheir portthat the Grand Slam would be moved League clash at home to Lokomotiv Barcelonatopsthegroupandbookeditsspotin limited-oversseriesinAustraliabutdenieditwas of conversations about behaviours both on managedisolationfacility,"CricketWestIndies backfromits scheduledJan. 18-31spotin Moscowbut wasleftout of the squad on thelast16witha4-0winoverDynamoKyiv de- partofIndia’s bigger plans REUTERS and offthe field. REUTERS (CWI)said. AP the calendar. REUTERS the dayofthe game. REUTERS spitethe absence of Lionel Messi. AP

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